Starry Night (Sakai)

Takamasa Sakai

Takamasa Sakai

General Info

Year: 2017
Duration: c. 5:30
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Brain Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $80.00   |   Score Only (print) - $8.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe (optional)
Bassoon (optional)
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II (II optional)
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass (optional)
Piano
Percussion I-II-III, including:

• Glockenspiel
• Suspended Cymbal
• Vibraphone (optional)
• Wind Chimes

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Commissioned by the “School Band Project” of the 20th Kyo-En Executive Committee, this work was designed to provide quality educational music for school bands. This accessible piece can be used to work on “beautiful tone production, timbre, and articulation” and “dynamics, singing melody, and musical structure”. Many school bands struggle with varied dynamics and ensemble balance, detached melodic lines and rough articulation, creating unbalanced timbre, pitch and harmony. I hope this composition helps remedy some of these challenges.

- Program Note by composer

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• VanderCook College of Music (Chicago) Symphonic Band (Brian J. Logan, conductor) - 22 December 2017 (2017 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by this Composer

Adaptable Music

• Balmy Breeze (Flex instrumentation) (2015)

All Wind Works

• Balmy Breeze (Flex instrumentation) (2015)
• Ceremonial March (2000)
• Henry Forman Flight (2009)
• Suite for Band (2008)
• Light Wind (2007)
• Heliosphere (2007)
• Starry Night (2017)

Resources

• Perusal score
• Takamasa Sakai, Wikipedia Accessed 16 December 2017