Voice from Golden Hearts Publications

We will be introducing one Golden Hearts Publications piece per week for a while.Please give me a few moments of your time!Here's this week's piece.The Bell / Mizuki Aita [Percussion Quintet]https://global.goldenheartspublications.com/products/ghaa-12Instrumentation (Parts included in the set)：1. Vibraphone,S.Cym2. Xylophone,S.Cym3. Marimba.S.Cym4. Percussion 1(4TomToms,S.Cym)5. Percussion 2(Bell,4TomToms,S.Cym)Program notes:Commissioned work for Shiogama-City Third Junior High School Wind Orchestra, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The piece is a freely conceived variation on the rhythm of the Hatse-bushi, a folk song from Shiogama. The "Bell," which was discovered during a visit to the Third Junior High School, was positioned as an important musical instrument. I composed this piece with...

Composer Ken'ichi Masakado, whose several works have been published by Golden Hearts Publications, won first place in the 7th International March Composition Competition held in Italy in June 2023 (VII Concorso Internazionale di Composizione per Marce : "Citta di Allumiere")!Congratulations! Golden Hearts Publications has published several of his works. His works are highly acclaimed outside of Japan, and his sheet music is selling well at our store.About Ken'ichi Masakado:Graduated from Musashino Academia Musicae (Musicology). In 1998, he was selected for the 9th Asahi Composition Award (wind band music). April 2003-December 2005, Music Director of Kitakyushu City Fire Department Band. From...

We will be introducing one Golden Hearts Publications piece per week for a while.Please give me a few moments of your time!Here's this week's piece.Songs for Flexible Instrument Trio Vol.1 - Famous classical pieces for Beginners / arr. Kouichirou Ogunihttps://global.goldenheartspublications.com/products/ghoa-28The following songs are included in this collection.1.No.7 from 24 Preludes, Op. 28 / Frederic Chopin2.Gavotte / Francois-Joseph Gossec3.Wedding March / Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy4.Military March “Pomp and Circumstance No. 1” / Edward ElgarSongs for Flexible Instrument Trio Vol.2 - Famous classical pieces for Beginners / arr. Kouichirou Oguni https://global.goldenheartspublications.com/products/ghoa-29The following songs are included in this collection.1. "Promenade" from "Pictures...

The Italian Connection at Golden Hearts Publications Golden Hearts Publications is a Japanese publishing company. To be precise, it is not a company, but my own private business (the trade name is ONSA). I have several businesses related to concert band and classical music, and the brand name of my sheet music publishing business is Golden Hearts Publications.Golden Hearts Publications initially sold works of self-published overseas composers in Japan, but after I signed contracts with Japanese composers, I started the Golden Hearts Publications Global Store to promote their works to the world.One day, an Italian contacted the store. His name...

This week we have two new releases from Golden Hearts Publications! More details about the works can be found within each product page. Reference music sources are also available on the product pages. SINFONIA PER BANDA / Amilcare Ponchielli arr. Cosimo Bombardieri [Concert Band]https://global.goldenheartspublications.com/products/ghbb-02Click here for PDF versionhttps://global.goldenheartspublications.com/products/ghbb-02-pdf Rainforest Impression / Ssu-Yu Huang [Chamber Quintet]https://global.goldenheartspublications.com/products/ghha-38Please play it!