Londonderry Air (arr Wada)

Naoya Wada

General Info

Year: 2014
Duration: c. 3:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Bravo Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00

Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Part 1

Flute
Oboe
Violin
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Soprano Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet

Part 2

Violin
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet

Part 3

Violin
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Alto Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
English Horn
F Horn

Part 4

Viola
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
B-flat Baritone
Trombone
Euphonium
Bassoon

Part 5

E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Baritone
Bassoon
Trombone
Euphonium
Violincello

Part 6

Bassoon
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Tuba
String Bass

Part 7

Timpani

Part 8

Suspended Cymbal

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Although it is an Irish folk song, it is the most widely known in the world because it is treated as a de-facto national anthem in British Northern Ireland. It is sung in various lyrics, and it is sung in The confession of Devodzilla, If I Was an Apple Blossom That Blooms on You, and in a hymn, especially with the title of the famous Danny Boy.

Like many arrangements, this arrangement is also a song that you can sing slowly, but since each phrase is long, I think that it can be used not only as a concert repertoire but also for practice such as warming up.

- Program Note by composer (translated through Google Translate)

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Panda Wind Orchestra

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Flower Crown (Flex instrumentation) (2012)
In Seizing the Distant Light (Flex instrumentation) (2015)
Latte Macchiato (Flex instrumentation) (2013)
Londonderry Air (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2014)
The Moon Illuminates the Love Tenderly (Flex instrumentation) (2019)
Summertime (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1934/2018)
To a New Horizon (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
The Wind Blows Where It May (Flex instrumentation) (2016)

All Wind Works

Across the Sunlit Path (2002/2018)
Amber Moon (2006)
As Spring Arrives (2013)
As The Dawn Breaks (2006)
Beyond the Light and Darkness (2022)
The Explorers of Orion (2005)
Fanfare and Festive Hymn (2016)
Flower Crown (Flex instrumentation) (2012)
The Hope of Tomorrow (2020)
In Seizing the Distant Light (Flex instrumentation) (2015)
Latte Macchiato (Flex instrumentation) (2013)
Liberty Fanfare (2006)
Line of Ants (2007)
Londonderry Air (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (2014)
The Moon Illuminates the Love Tenderly (Flex instrumentation) (2019)
On Wings of Magic (2006)
Pacifica (2006)
A Portrait of Henry C. Work (as arranger) (2018)
The Promise of Hope (2007)
Soaring (2017)
The Sounds of Spring (with Sato) (2013)
Summertime (Flex instrumentation) (as arranger) (1934/2018)
To a New Horizon (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
The Wind Blows Where It May (Flex instrumentation) (2016)

Resources

Naoya Wada website – Accessed 10 June 2020