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

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Arise, my muse !! : Concert March for Wind Orchestra
Composed by Ken'ichi Masakado

Duration：4'00"

Publisher：Golden Hearts Publications（ONSA）

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

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）
*A brass band version of this work is also published by Golden Hearts Publications.

Reference music：

Instrumentation：
Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
English Horn in F
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Clarinet in Eb
Clarinet in Bb 1
Clarinet in Bb 2
Clarinet in Bb 3
Alto Clarinet in Eb
Bass Clarinet
Contrabass Clarinet in Bb
Soprano  Saxophone in Bb
Alto Saxophone in Eb 1
Alto Saxophone in Eb 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet in Bb 1
Trumpet in Bb 2
Trumpet in Bb 3
Cornet in Bb 1
Cornet in Bb 2
Horn in F 1
Horn in F 2
Horn in F 3
Horn in F 4
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Euphonium 1
Euphonium 2
Basses (div.)
Double Bass
Timpani
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal