REFLECTIONS ON AN OLD JAPANESE FOLK SONG Concert Band 5 Score/Parts

Based on the traditional Japanese tune Suiryo-Bushi, Reflections on an Old Japanese Folk Song opens with two contrasting statements of the melody, first sparsely presented by the woodwinds and then in a harmonized version played by the full band. This is followed by a lively section with melodies based on the pentatonic scale which characterizes the folk tune. Next is a slower variation, which centers around a plaintive English horn melody made up of sections of the original tune, and presents the opening phrases of Suiryo-Bushi against an intensely florid accompaniment. The final section is in the form of a scherzo, which eventually forms the accompaniment to a final presentation of the folk tune. Dur: 8:30