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The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki's first new feature film in 10 years, since The Wind Rises in 2013, was released in Japan on July 14, 2023.Reactions ranged from low praise, "I don't understand the meaning," to high praise, "This is art!"When will it be released in your country? I don't know the release date in each country, but here is a trailer made for outside of Japan.Golden Hearts Publications Global Store has several sheet music arrangements of Studio Ghibli film music for sale. These are not published by Golden Hearts Publications, but by other companies in Japan, they...

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.Twilight Glow / Ken'ichi Masakado [Brass Octet]https://global.goldenheartspublications.com/products/ghmb-18Program notes :This is a brass octet piece commissioned by a high school band in Fukuoka City in 2004. In response to the request at the time of the commission, this piece has a jazz taste and is different from the usual instrumentation. The range of each instrument (with the exception of trombone 1 and tuba 1) is kept within a reasonable range.It was twilight when I went to the...

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.Concerto for Percussion Octet in D Minor: A Transcription from A. Vivaldi's Concerto, Op. 3 No. 11 (L'estro armonico) and J. S. Bach's Arrangement for Organ, BWV 596 (2nd, 3rd mov.) / arr. Mizuki Aita [Percussion Trio - Octet]https://global.goldenheartspublications.com/products/ghaa-13Program notes :Published in Amsterdam in 1711, L'estro Armonico is a work that confirmed Vivaldi's fame. From 1708 to 1717, Bach in the Weimar era also obtained this score and arranged it as "Organ Concerto BWV596".Before he aspired...

Golden Hearts Publications Global Store, which had been temporarily closed since September 2 due to the relocation of our office, will reopen for business today, September 12.We apologize for any inconvenience caused during this period.Orders received during the period will be processed in order from today. Please allow us a few days to ship your orders as soon as they are in stock.We hope you enjoy the Global Store once again.

"L’AMANTE GUERRIERO" by Cosimo Bombardieri won the Third Edition of the "Alfonso Perri Altomare" Musical Band Composition Competition (Italy). Also in first place was Giovanni Lombardi's "THE STORM," which was a joint winner.This composition competition is organized by L’Associazione Banda Musicale “Francesco Curcio”and aims to promote musical research, enhance the tone and expression characteristic of wind bands, and enrich the repertoire of wind music.The subject of evaluation for this contest is a band piece of 15 minutes or less, open to all nationalities and ages.This year's contest received submissions from Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, United Arab Emirates, Philippines, Iran,...