Look Up at the Stars
Taku Izumi (arr. Kunitoshi Yamashita)
General Info
Year: 1960 / 2002
Duration: c. 2:45
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Music Eight
Cost: Score and Parts - 3,960 yen
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Clarinet
B-flat Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonum
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Claves
- Drum Set
- Glockenspiel
- Marimba
- Temple Blocks
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
- Tambourine
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Look Up at the Stars is a popular 1963 hit performed by Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto. The song, originally written for a musical of the same title in 1960, was composed by Taku Izumi (who won the Japan Record Award for it), with lyrics by Rokusuke Ei.
Look up at the starts at night
Just like us, a nameless star
Is praying for a simple happiness
Hold my hand
Let s chase our dreams
If we‘re together, it won‘t be hard
Look up at the starts at night
The tiny light of a tiny star
Is singing about a simple happiness
Hold my hand Look up at the stars at night
Look up at the stars at night
Just like us, a nameless star
Is praying for a simple happiness
- Program Note from Shujitsu Junior and Senior High School Wind Ensemble concert program, 17 December 2015
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Shujitsu Junior & Senior High School Wind Ensemble (Okayama, Japan) (Takumi Kobayashi, conductor) - 17 December 2015 (2015 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
Resources
None discovered thus far.