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Yama Midori
Subtitle: A Light Overture for Symphonic Band, op 115.
The title translates from the Japanese as "Green Mountains."
Contents
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)
- Appalachian Overture (1983)
- Arioso and Presto
- Autumn Soliloquy (1987)
- Breckenridge
- Brookshire Suite (1980)
- Caribbean Hideaway
- Carnaval in São Paulo (2003)
- Centennial Celebration Overture (1986)
- Century Tower
- Citadel (2015)
- Credo (2016)
- Crossgate
- Danza Sinfonica
- Desperate Pursuit (2012)
- Dexter Park Celebration (2017)
- Dream Journey
- Eagle Bend
- Eagle Crest
- Eisenhower Centennial
- Fanfare and Capriccio
- Fanfare for West Point
- Fanfares and Alleluias
- Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Nicolo Paganini (1988)
- Festival Concert March
- Foxfire
- Golden Festival Overture
- Heatherwood Portrait
- High Plains Overture
- Hobart Centennial March
- Hunter Park
- Impressions of Japan (1994)
- Inspiration Point
- Inventions on Marching Songs
- Invocation and Toccata
- Jubilation Overture
- Legend
- Leroy Anderson Portrait, A (as arranger)
- Light in the Wilderness, A
- Lonely Beach (1993)
- Long Gray Line (1988)
- Lyric Interlude (1980)
- Maracas from Caracas
- Meditation (2017)
- Nulli Secundus
- Old Guard, The
- Pagan Dances (1996)
- Pershing Rifles, The
- Poetic Intermezzo (1985)
- Porgy and Bess (as arranger) (1928/2002)
- Quest (2016)
- Rapscallion
- Rhapsodic Essay
- Riverfest
- Romanza
- Silver Gazebo, The
- Solemn Prelude, A
- Sorcery Suite (2002)
- Spitfire Overture (1991)
- Stone Meadows
- Sunflower Saga
- Symphonic Overture (1991)
- Symphonic Requiem (2015)
- Symphony No. 2
- Symphony No. 3 (1997)
- Symphony No. 4
- Symphony No. 5 (2000)
- Symphony No. 9 (2018)
- Tchaikovsky Suite
- Texans, The (1986)
- Three Symphonic Fanfares (1989)
- Toccata Fantastica
- Torch Dance
- Trail of Tears (1989)
- Trailridge Saga
- Tribute (Barnes) (2011)
- Tuba Concerto
- Twin Oaks
- Variants on a Moravian Hymn
- Very American Overture, A
- Visions Macabres (1984/2006)
- We the People
- Westport Overture
- Westridge Overture (1983/1991)
- Wild Blue Yonder, The (2008)
- Yama Midori
- Yorkshire Ballad (1985)
Resources
- Barnes, J. (2003). Yama Midori = Green Mountains [score]. Southern Music Co.: San Antonio, Tex.
