The Wind "Ai" - Percussion Octet

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The Wind "Ai" - Percussion Octet

Composer: Nagao, Jun
Grade: 5
Duration: 5:00
Genre: Percussion Octet
Publisher: Brain Music
Item No: ENMS-84251
Inventory status: In stock

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Toyama's wind Ai evokes spring longing with folk color and fresh percussion air.

[Percussion 1] Marimba (4-octave)
[Percussion 2] Marimba (5.5-octave)
[Percussion 3] Marimba (4.5-octave)
[Percussion 4] Vibraphone, Tubular Bells
[Percussion 5] Rin, Suspended Cymbal, Glockenspiel
[Percussion 6] Wood Block, Birdcall, Tubular Bells, Suspended Cymbal, Tam-tam, Sasara
[Percussion 7] Bamboo chime, Sasara, Tam-tam, Timpani, Wind Chime
[Percussion 8] Sound of Wave, Bongos & Congas

Commissioned by Toyama Minami Wind Orchestra.
The wind "Ai" refers to a refreshing west wind that blows along the coast of the Sea of Japan in summer. However, in the coastal areas of Toyama, people call an east wind that blows from early spring "Ai" also. I express longing for spring through the wind Ai. Toyama has less snow than before, but its abundant nature moves us when seasons change, especially the arrival of spring.
"Sasara" is an instrument used in the Toyama folk song "Kokiriko".

(Jun Nagao)