Lyrical Fantasy
General Info
Year: 2015 / 2018
Duration: c. 10:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Bravo Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $120.00 | Score Only (print) - $20.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II (II div.)
Oboe I-II
English Horn
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III (div.)
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III (div.)
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III (I-II div.)
Euphonium (div.)
Tuba (div.)
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bell Tree
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Crotales
- Glockenspiel
- Hi-Hat
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Spring Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Tam-Tam
- Tom-Toms (4)
- Triangle
- Wind Chimes
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
An interwoven theme builds power and develops from serene chorales and an energetic fugue, layering and conjoining, as the composer reveals the harmonic power of each development. Fukushima proves his artistic skill, fully understanding the musical potential of the wind orchestra.
- Program Note from publisher
In 2015, the work was commissioned by the Hiroshima Symphonic Familia Wind Orchestra, and it was revised and newly written with the same title.
As the title suggests, it is a "lyrical fantasy song". It's not a title music that expresses a story, but when I heard "Hiroshima", a commissioned organization, "Atomic bomb" came to my mind. On the contrary, it seems to be a prejudice against "Hiroshima", and I decided to express it only by the development of music without touching the title musical elements such as "Atomic bomb". However, even so, I think this song has emotions that cannot be wiped off even if it is wiped. From the beginning, the descending form of chords that overlap in two lengths, such as keyboard instruments, creates a fantastic atmosphere.
- Program Note by composer (rendered from Japanese by Google Translate)
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Hiroshima Wind Orchestra (Tatsuya Shimono, conductor)
- Audio CD: Hiroshima Wind Symphony
State Ratings
- Louisiana: V
- Texas: V. Complete
Performances
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- University of Nebraska Lincoln Concert Band (Anthony Falcone, conductor) - 12 October 2021
- Hiroshima Wind Orchestra (Tatsuya Shimono, conductor) - 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Poem of the Wind (Flex instrumentation) (2011)
- Snow of an Aynu Village (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2013)
- Teachi-tearu (Flex instrumentation) (2012)
All Wind Works
- Abege Arcenciel
- A Centenary Celebration (2005/2012)
- Chant for Dosozin (2000)
- The Cherry Blossom Festival (2008)
- Chorale and Toccata (2011)
- Concerto for Horn and Wind Orchestra (2019)
- The Cross-channel Wind
- Description of the World
- Eternal Memoir (2009)
- Fantasia on the Theme of Syrinx (2015)
- Harvest Waves (1998/2022)
- Lyrical Fantasy (2015/2018)
- Passacaglia and Toccata (2010)
- Poem of the Wind (Flex instrumentation) (2011)
- Sinfonietta No. 2, "Bells for Prayer" (2010)
- Sinfonietta No. 3, "Distance of Sounds" (2018)
- Sinfonietta No. 4, "For a Brighter Future" (2020)
- Snow of an Aynu Village (Flex instrumentation) (2007/2013)
- Spring March (2019)
- Teachi-tearu (Flex instrumentation) (2012)
- Wave Dance by Lantern-light
- Wind and Sky from the Hometown (2008)