Difference between revisions of "Asterism"

Latest revision as of 05:26, 20 August 2025

General Info

Year of Published: 2023
Duration: 00:05:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Brain Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $0.00 | Score Only - $0.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Marimba & Suspended Cymbal
Player 2: Vibraphone & Suspended Cymbal & Wind Chimes
Player 3: Suspended Cymbal & Timpani & Bass Drum & Bongos & Tom Tom & Glockenspiel & 2 Wood Blocks & Tambourine & Chimes
Player 4: Tam-tam & Chimes & Suspended Cymbal & Wind Chimes & 4 Concert Tom Tom & Ribbon Crasher & Cowbell & Hi-hat & Bass Drum & Triangle & Snare Drum & Mokusho & Marimba
Player 5(optional): Xylophone & Cowbell & Vibraslap & Flexatone
Player 6(optional): Marimba & Shaker & Vibraslap

Program Notes

This piece was commissioned by the Shizuoka Gakuen Wind Orchestra, composed in November 2022, and premiered in 2023. Since that debut, Mr. Atsushi Ozawa has been playing many of my works, sharing them with other bands in Shizuoka and overseas where he teaches. I am thankful to have opportunities to introduce new percussion ensembles to the world. Simply put, an asterism is a group of multiple stars (fixed stars). Although different from the commonly known constellations, a variety of beautiful forms can be found. The Big Dipper and the Summer Triangle are the most famous asterisms. I chose this title because I felt that the word "asterism" overlaps with the world view of the work: shining stars in the night sky, shooting stars visible only for a moment, and sparkling stars at any time and serving as a guidepost. The mysterious opening is a chorale song by mallet percussion. In the fast tempo section, exotic melody and rhythm will impress the audience. The fascinating possibilities of percussion will continue to expand. Please look forward to more passionate works.

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+'''Duration''':  00:05:30<br /-->
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 '''Difficulty''':  (see [[Ratings]] for explanation)<br /-->
-'''Publisher''': [[Title Publisher]]<br /-->
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 '''Cost''': Score and Parts - $0.00  &nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp; Score Only - $0.00<br /-->
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 == Instrumentation ==
+Player 1: [[Marimba]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]] <br/>
+Player 2: [[Vibraphone]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]] & [[Wind Chimes]] <br/>
+Player 3: [[Suspended Cymbal]] & [[Timpani]] & [[Bass Drum]] & [[Bongos]] & [[Tom Tom]] & [[Glockenspiel]] & 2 [[Wood Blocks]] & [[Tambourine]] & [[Chimes]] <br/>
+Player 4: [[Tam-tam]] & [[Chimes]] & [[Suspended Cymbal]] & [[Wind Chimes]] & 4 Concert [[Tom Tom]] & [[Ribbon Crasher]] & [[Cowbell]] & [[Hi-hat]] & [[Bass Drum]] & [[Triangle]] & [[Snare Drum]] & [[Mokusho]] & [[Marimba]] <br/>
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+Player 5(optional): [[Xylophone]] & [[Cowbell]] & [[Vibraslap]] & [[Flexatone]] <br/>
-Player I: <br>
+Player 6(optional): [[Marimba]] & [[Shaker]] & [[Vibraslap]] <br/>
-Player II: <br>
-Player III: <br>
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 == Program Notes ==
+This piece was commissioned by the Shizuoka Gakuen Wind Orchestra, composed in November 2022, and premiered in 2023. Since that debut, Mr. Atsushi Ozawa has been playing many of my works, sharing them with other bands in Shizuoka and overseas where he teaches. I am thankful to have opportunities to introduce new percussion ensembles to the world. Simply put, an asterism is a group of multiple stars (fixed stars). Although different from the commonly known constellations, a variety of beautiful forms can be found. The Big Dipper and the Summer Triangle are the most famous asterisms. I chose this title because I felt that the word "asterism" overlaps with the world view of the work: shining stars in the night sky, shooting stars visible only for a moment, and sparkling stars at any time and serving as a guidepost.
+The mysterious opening is a chorale song by mallet percussion. In the fast tempo section, exotic melody and rhythm will impress the audience. The fascinating possibilities of percussion will continue to expand. Please look forward to more passionate works.
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 == Works for Percussion by this Composer ==
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+{{Kataoka, Hiroaki Works}}<br>
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