(To Leonard Narumi)
Yozawa (Fly Fishing Stream)
With gentle motion q=100
Concert Band / Grade 1.5-2 / ca.3:00 / (2020)
This calm, serene work was composed using just the first six notes of the Bb Major Scale.
"It is a wonderful composition, Stephen! A masterfully composed piece that belies its Grade 1.5-2 level of difficulty. Bravo!!" - Leonard Narumi
Printed Score - $15.00
Printed Score and Printed Parts - $50.00
Printed Score and PDF Parts - $50.00
School Purchase Order
• Parts are available as a Printed Master Set (one of each part) or as a PDF Master Set (one of each part), with permission to print and copy as many parts as you may need for your licensed ensemble only.
Instrumentation
Woodwinds - Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Eb Alto Saxophone, Bb Tenor Saxophone, Eb Baritone Saxophone Brass - Bb Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, String Bass Percussion - Timpani, B.D., Cymbals, Triangle, Finger Cymbals, Tambourine, Bongos, WoodBlock, Shaker, Rain Stick, Gong, Wind Chimes Mallets - Vibraphone, Glockenspiel
Program Notes
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.
Comments
"It is a wonderful composition, Stephen! A masterfully composed piece that belies its Grade 1.5-2 level of difficulty. Bravo!!" - Leonard Narumi