Yama Midori

James Barnes

James Barnes

Subtitle: A Light Overture for Symphonic Band, op 115.

The title translates from the Japanese as "Green Mountains."

General Info

Year: 2003
Duration: c. 4:45
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Southern Music Co.
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00   |   Score Only (print) - $10.00

Instrumentation

C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Contra Alto 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-IV
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Crash Cymbals
• Snare Drum
• Suspended Cymbal
• Tambourine
• Triangle
• Wood Block
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Yama Midori (Green Mountains) was commissioned to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Zushi High School in Kanagawa, Japan. It is a light overture employing broad melodies and a jazzy harmonic feel.

- Program Notes from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Wind Ensemble concert program, 2 March 2016

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Wind Ensemble (Andrew Sealy, conductor) - 2 March 2016 (81st Annual ABA National Convention)
• Honolulu Community Concert Band – 2012

Works for Winds by this Composer

• All Pleasant Things (1998)
• Alpine Holiday (2014)
• Alvamar Overture (1981)
• Appalachian Overture (1983)
• Arioso and Presto
• Autumn Soliloquy (1987)
• Bayerisches Osterfest (2014)
• Breckenridge
• Brookshire Suite (1980)
• Caribbean Hideaway
• Carnaval in São Paulo (2003)
• Centennial Celebration Overture (1986)
• Century Tower
• Chorale and Jubiloso (1998)
• Chorale Prelude on a German Folk Tune (1986)
• Citadel (2015)
• Concerto for Euphonium (2011)
• Concerto for Tuba (tr. Rogers) (1996)
• Credo (2016)
• Crossgate (1984)
• Dance Variants (2017)
• Danza Sinfonica
• Desperate Pursuit (2012)
• Dexter Park Celebration (2017)
• Dream Journey
• Eagle Bend
• Eaglecrest (1984)
• Eighth Symphony (2017)
• Eisenhower Centennial
• Escenas de los Aztecas (2012)
• Fanfare and Capriccio
• Fanfare and Processional (2018)
• Fanfare for West Point
• Fanfares and Alleluias
• Fantasy Variations (1988)
• Festival Concert March
• Fifth Symphony (2003)
• First Symphony. See: Symphony
• Fourth Symphony (ed. Rogers) (1999/2001)
• Foxfire
• Golden Festival Overture
• Goldene Kameraden
• Heatherwood Portrait
• High Plains Overture
• Hobart Centennial March
• Home on the Range (as arranger; harm. Ralston) (1873/1992)
• Hunter Park
• Impressions of Japan (1994)
• Inspiration Point
• Inventions on Marching Songs
• Invocation and Toccata (1982)
• Jubilation Overture
• Legend
• A Leroy Anderson Portrait (as arranger)
• A Light in the Wilderness
• The Lightning Brigade (2018)
• Lonely Beach (1993)
• The Long Gray Line (1988)
• Lyric Interlude (1980)
• Maracas from Caracas
• Meditation (2017)
• Ninth Symphony (2019)
• Nulli Secundus
• The Old Guard
• Pagan Dances (1996)
• The Perishing Rifles
• Poetic Intermezzo (1985)
• Porgy and Bess (as arranger) (1928/2002)
• Prairie Winds Festival (2016)
• A Prayer for Higashi Nihon
• Quest (2016)
• Rapscallion
• Rhapsodic Essay
• Ritmico (2018)
• Riverfest (1985)
• Romanza
• Second Symphony
• Seventh Symphony. See: Symphonic Requiem
• The Silver Gazebo
• Sixth Symphony (2006)
• A Solemn Prelude
• Sorcery Suite (2002)
• Spitfire Overture (1991)
• Stone Meadows
• Sunflower Saga
• Symphonic Essay (2012)
• Symphonic Overture (1991)
• Symphonic Requiem (2015)
• Symphony (1974-75)
• Symphony No. 1. See: Symphony
• Symphony No. 2. See: Second Symphony
• Symphony No. 3. See: Third Symphony
• Symphony No. 4. See: Fourth Symphony
• Symphony No. 5. See: Fifth Symphony
• Symphony No. 6. See: Sixth Symphony
• Symphony No. 7. See: Symphonic Requiem
• Symphony No. 8. See: Eighth Symphony
• Symphony No. 9. See: Ninth Symphony
• Tchaikovsky Suite
• The Texans (1986)
• Third Symphony (1997)
• Threnody (2015)
• Three Symphonic Fanfares (1989)
• Toccata Fantastica
• Torch Dance
• Trail of Tears (1989)
• Trailridge Saga
• Tribute (2011)
• Twin Oaks
• Variants on a Moravian Hymn
• A Very American Overture
• Visions Macabres (1984/2006)
• We the People
• Westport Overture
• Westridge Overture (1983/1991)
• The Wild Blue Yonder (2008)
• Yama Midori (2003)
• Yorkshire Ballad (1985)

Resources

• Barnes, J. (2003). Yama Midori = Green Mountains [score]. Southern Music Co.: San Antonio, Tex.