A new work！Arise, my muse !! : Concert March for Wind Orchestra / Ken'ichi Masakado [Concert Band (Wind Band)]

Today, I would like to introduce a new work!

“Arise, my muse !! : Concert March for Wind Orchestra” composed by Ken'ichi Masakado, the brass band version of which was previously on sale! The wind band version is now available!

An inexpensive PDF version is also available.

Please play it!

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Arise, my muse !! : Concert March for Wind Orchestra / Ken'ichi Masakado [Concert Band (Wind Band)]

Printed version
https://global.goldenheartspublications.com/products/ghmb-25

PDF version
https://global.goldenheartspublications.com/products/ghmb-25-pdf

Duration：4'00"

Program notes:

This is a revised version for wind orchestra (in 2024) of a work for brass band published in 2011(commissioned by Fukuoka Flourish Brass).
The first half of the piece follows the general form of a march, but the three-part form ‘Introduction~A~B~A’ (as in the works of Kenneth Joseph Alford and others) is slightly extended to ‘ Introduction~A~B~A~C~A’ (this form is also used in the March ‘From the Sacred Island’, composed in 2022). In the ‘Trio’, a graceful melody is sung, followed by a bridge, grandioso and coda. In the bridge and coda, the motifs of the ‘Introduction’ and ‘A’ of the first half are repeated in an attempt to create variety, narrative and unity in the work.
The title ‘Arise, my muse !!’ is intended to evoke the ‘inner muse’ of the performers and listeners (there is an ode of the same name by the great British composer Henry Purcell).
The score is intended for wind orchestra, but may be performed by a medium-sized band (you may wish to replace the instruments with those of your own band).
（Ken’ichi Masakado）

Reference music：

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I look forward to receiving your orders!

Shuhei Umemoto
Golden Hearts Publications