Yozawa (Fly Fishing Stream) (To Leonard Narumi)
Concert Band / Grade 1.5 / ca. 3:00 / (2020) / With Gentle Motion q=100
$50.00
(Conductor Scores are available as print only. A Master Set of Parts is available as Print or PDF with permission to print as many parts as needed. There is no tax applied to PDF parts.)
Lower Owens River, Bishop, CA. (Photo: Stephen Hill)
Eastern Sierras, North of Bishop, Ca.
Yozawa Fly Fishing Stream (Japan)
Program Notes
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I love to fly fish and compose music. While working through ideas for a Grade 1-2 piece for band, I sketched various combinations harmonically and melodically of the first six notes of the Bb major scale. I was drawn to a pentatonic setting and began writing. With the pentatonic sound in mind, I began researching for a title and soon found an article about the Yozawa Fly Fishing Stream in Japan. My love for both fly fishing and composing is combined in this present work, “Yozawa”.
I want to thank Leonard Narumi for his generous help and research about the title “Yozawa” and his sharing the history and background of the Manzanar Fishing Club.
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Comments
"It is a wonderful composition, Stephen! A masterfully composed piece that belies its Grade 1.5-2 level of difficulty. Bravo!!" - Leonard Narumi
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Instrumentation
Flute
Oboe
Bb Clarinet
Bb Bass Clarinet
Bassoon
Eb Alto Saxophone
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Trumpet
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion - (B.D., Cymbals, Triangle, Finger Cymbals, Tambourine, Bongos, WoodBlock, Shaker, Rain Stick, Gong, Wind Chimes)
Mallets - (Vibraphone, Glockenspiel)
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