Seven Planets and Invisibility
Subtitle: Episodic Suite: The Little Prince
General Info
Year: 2019
Duration: c. 5:10
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Bravo Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $70.00
Movements
1. Introduction / Theme / First, Second, Third Planets
2. Fourth, Fifth Sixth Planets, and Earth
3. Rose and Prince / Fox and Prince / Snake and Prince
Instrumentation (Flexible)
Full Score
Part 1
- Piccolo
- Flute
- Oboe
- Violin
- E-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Soprano Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
Part 2
- Flute
- Oboe
- F English Horn
- E-flat Soprano Clarinet
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Soprano Saxophone
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
- Violin
Part 3
- F English Horn
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet
- Horn in F
- Viola
Part 4
- E-flat Alto Clarinet
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- Bassoon
- Horn in F
- Trombone
- Euphonium
- Violincello
Part 5
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- Bassoon
- Bass Trombone
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- String Bass
Timpani (optional)
Percussion I-II (optional), including:
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Wind Chime
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
A small piece based on the story of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's book The Little Prince, which has been a long-standing best seller for over a century, and has been widely read by children all over the world.
The image title of the scene is attached to the subtitle of each of the three sections (movements). These three may be played consecutively if possible, or may be treated as a movement form with some pause.
The main motif is a string of three notes of [G-B♭-C], which is a note name conversion of 6, 1 and 2 of B-flat, named after the name of the prince's asteroid "B 612". You can find it anywhere in the song, so let's search for it. The prince travels to 6 planets before finally arriving at the 7th earth, and it is a reminiscence of the inhabitants of each planet.
- Program Note by composer (translated from Japanese through Google Translate)
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Seven Planets and Invisibility (Flex instrumentation) (2019)
- Between Ebony and Ivory (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
All Wind Works
- Quattro Elementi (2015)
- Seven Planets and Invisibility (Flex instrumentation) (2019)
- Between Ebony and Ivory (Flex instrumentation) (2020)
- Suite for Five Euphoniums (1996)