I just did a clinician with Hazo on this piece and the real story behind it just makes this piece even more to love. The timpani and the Tom Tom mixed are heart beats and the beautiful French Horn line is him tell her she's pretty. If you do not know the story behind this put your own also, It can be perfect, but not worth remembering. Make people CRY! -Samuel Hazo.
The only piece that I know that has more emotion behind it is Colonial Songs by Grainger (The band arrangement played by University of Houston). I love the chords that flow throughout the melodic parts, particularly in the horns, flutes and trumpets.
Im learning flute and i a, currently a mallet player, when my friend who is teaching me flute played this song i was absolutly amazed and instantly wated this for our marching band this year
Samuel Hazo attended Waynesburg University's Conducting Symposium this past weekend and he shared this song and its story with us. I fell in love instantly <3 He is such a wonderful and inspiring man :) I am so thankful for his presence here on Earth to create such beauty.
Absolutely beautiful song.(: Our school is playing this. The horns are beautiful, and the power in this song gives me chills everytime I listen to it. :)
This is beautiful. We sightread this today in Honors Symphonic Band. Even though it was our first time you could still here the beauty of the harmonies and melodies...
If you're playing this in band, you should ask your instructor to tell you Hazo's story behind it. It is so beautiful, it will change the way you view this song.
Goosebumps every time! Absolute favorite piece....second is Arabesque (another Sam Hazo piece). I play French horn, and every piece I've done by him always brings justice to the horn. :D
I'm 1st flute and our top band at our school is going to be performing this. :) I'm playing the solo at the beginning, and just listening to it makes my palms sweat! I adore Samuel Hazo!
I'm the oboe player for my schools concert band and I must say this is the most beautiful piece I've gotten to play! Granted I'm only a high school student but still, it's very beautiful! I wish hazo could come to my school for this piece, but I need to take amazing things small steps at a time.
@xHappyify I'm and oboe player too and our symphonic band at our school is going to play this for our spring concert...I'm SO excited!! The oboes and woodwinds so lovely together! :)
We sight-read this in our top band and... wow!!! It blew us all away especially after one of our directors told us the story behind it. All I can say is WOW. I love this piece.
Samuel Hazo came to my school and worked on this song with us.His help improved our playing soooo much!! The last time we played it with him, it had so much more emotion and it sounded way better!! He's a really cool guy and a great composer!! He even signed his CD for me!!
We have played Samuel Hazo every year since my freshman year for festival. His works are so beautiful, they are so powerful and I feel proud to have this song for my senior year with the band I love.
Samuel Hazo came to our school on Thursday and he is just the funniest, outgoing man I've met. He conducted this piece and helped us with this song and it is just amazing :) He is a great teacher. He inspired a lot of us to be better players.
"Instead of playing music, play your life story through your instrument."
Our honor band just had a clinic with Hazo today over this song! and my goodness I've never had chills with any song as intense as the ones i got during our last rep of the day with him, man, and im just the vibes player!
This such a beautiful piece of music. The dynamics are incredible, the band in this recording had such a delicate touch when it came to playing this song. The emotion is so readily conveyed. This is the epitome of western interpretation of eastern music. Just beautiful.
i absoulutely love this song..we played it as our middle tune in our marching show this year and it was so amazing all of the musical moments and beauty in this song..i absoulutely love it and always will
i love this song, i play trumpet and it has one of the more exciting parts, when we come in at 1:56. plus we rest a lot so we can listen to other parts more! and the note we play at 3:15 makes me feel sutch passion for my music, that feeling you get when u play is why i play and will for a long time to come!!!! like this song and you should like oveture for winds
i love this song, i play trumpet and it has one of the more exciting parts, when we come in at 1:56. plus we rest a lot so we can listen to other parts more! like this song and you should like oveture for winds
i love this song, i play trumpet and it has one of the more exciting parts, plus we rest a lot so we can listen to other parts more! like this song and you should like oveture for winds
@Phatca3 That could be true. it's quite sad that people have missed the like button, or purposely hit the dislike button, no? It's a beautiful and fun chart to play, true?
i just love 3:18 that part can give my body the shivers. This song makes me wanna cry because I get so happy. Like Ican't explain how I feel, this is why I love band seriously. I want to play this song so badly
I cry every time I hear this because 1) It's so beautiful and 2) I have a great love for Japan and my concert band played this when the earthquake and tsunami hit
This piece is simply beautiful. Samuel R. Hazo is an icon in the musical community and should go down in history as one of the greatest composers of this era.
I was in the room with Mr. Hazo and you conducted this song for our simphonic band. Im a low brass player and the triple forte towards the end of this song always brings me tears of joy. There is nothing more powerful than making beautiful music with a group of people who all feel the same way about a song. You can feel it in the room. Thank you Mr. Hazo. Hurray for 1st Trombone!
I was in the room with Mr. Hazo and you conducted this song for our simphonic band. Im a low brass player and the triple forte towards the end of this song always brings me tears of joy. There is nothing more powerful than making beautiful music with a group of people who all feel the same way about a song. You can feel it in the room. Thank you Mr. Hazo.
The story is that a Japanese girl, who when she was a little girl, given a music box (the melody of which is the begining melody and the melody at the very end) and she grows up hearing it, and it reminds her of her family and her heritage. when she is older, she falls in love with an american man and has to choose whether to stay in Japan or go to America with the man and marry him. She chooses to go (which is when the trumpets get huge.) and after she stays in america, she misses her country.
I think there was a story to this. Something about a girl who falls in love with a man.
She wants to marry her but has 2 tough choices: Marry him but leave her country to live with him, or not marry him and stay here. I'm not sure how it goes
i Can't believe people are doing this for marching band! I'm in mb and we just played this song in our spring concert. It's so gorgeous.. definitely one of my favorite songs I've ever played, like top one or two. As a flute player... this was amazing. i get chills every time I hear it and/or play it. Hazo is a genius.
if my director handed this chart out again, i would take it and play it in a heartbeat. i loved playing this song. it's so beautiful, and when done right, you can either replicate or enhance the emotions felt...been there done that. it was amazing.
this song is so beautiful :) ♥ i LOVE it :) i play flute, and we are playing this in our marching show . i love this song!!!!! Japanese songs are so pretty.
Based on Sunayama, this composition tells a story of the inner conflict of a Japanese girl who falls in love with an American. She is torn between a life with him in America and her longing for the culture of her childhood. From time to time she plays a music box given to her by her parents (Sunayama theme), bringing a flood of homeland memories. The composer weaves together a tapestry of sounds and moods as the piece builds to a fulfilling climax of musical drama and power.
Man...I remember playing this a few years back. Go tubas! But anyways, this piece is just plain amazing. I nearly cry each time I listen to it. It makes me think of a sad movie with a twist ending that's even worse than what the main character was orginally going through.
I played this song for Honor Band, it was right after the disasters in Japan. The conductor we had lived in Japan for many years and he still has people he is close with there. When we finished the piece he had tears streaming down his face. Most magical moment of my life.
@Jiffy28 kinda irrelivant but our band was playing this song and i fought back tears everytime we played it because ( im assuming you know the story behind the piece ) i was torn between moving to michigan to be with my lover and staying here in alabama... ;( im still in alabama right now but ill be moving there after christmas.
love love LOVE this song! I remember playing it freshman year in concert band. I worked so hard on the first flute part just to play it a few times! But honestly this was probably my favourite song to play EVER. Thanks for the upload! :)
@FunnyCheerio Wth r u talkin about the trumpet part is beast espacialy when he gets to that high a or b or somthing like that >>>>.Your out of your ffffffucking mind
i will never forget playing this song. i played it this year in a concert for the people in japan and it was so beautiful i loved it so much one of my favorites :)
So amazing i love how near the end the trumpets play the high B natural and D it sounds so amazing and then the song comes back down to just the ocean drum, flute, harp, and bells so nice ^_^
This piece always gives me cold chills when I listen to it. And Evan more when I played it for district 16 honors band. I love the low parts and everything seems to fit with the whole song and go together as one. Loved it:)
It's such a shame our director decided not to do this song back in my sophomore year. It's so beautiful and different from other songs we've played. Oh well, I have the sheet music for both 1st and 2nd Flute so that I can play along to this wonderful recording. >:)
I'm playing 1st flute for this piece. The solo is absolutely gorgeous and nearly impossible to make it sound as beautiful as it does in this recording!
I got to play bass clarinet in this piece. It was so much fun!!! During the big hit, I got to play as loud as I wanted to without anyone hearing me. It was a blast.
One of the greatest compositions of all time. This is what music today lacks, emotion. Samuel R. Hazo has captured all human emotion in every one of his pieces. If more people took the time out to listen to music like this then they would see how modern music is trash. Truly one of the greatest composers of all time.
@600bri I have played this on the trumpet :) doesnt take to long to learn prety good and the only slightly difficult part is towards the end with the sustain high notes
The Story: It starts with a japanese girl whose mother gives her a music box that plays a traditionsl japanese song. Later in life she falls in love with an American man and struggles to make the decision if she should stay in her homeland or go with her love. She decides to leave and gets married in America. As she grows older she longs for her homecountry and starts to suffer from attacks that she can only get over when she secludes herself in a closet, listens to her music box, and cries.
i play Euphonium/Baritone B.C. part and though it is slow much of the song it is entertaining to play because of its beauty. has some really high notes for a low brass instrument, including a high A natural but thats the only hard aprt
Played bass trombone my senior year of high school. This is on of my favorite pieces from the spring semester, especially the part towards the end where everything builds to this hall filling level. Happens around 3:10, kinda sad about the trombones playing this not having any oomph.
@MissMusic83 It has so many 32nd note runs... I'm not used to that many. Although, it's easier because you can use both hands. I try to play it all, but again, 32nd notes... yikes. It's sometimes hard to keep tempo playing them all. As for hearing the harp, if you look at the sheet music, a lot of the harp part is duplicated by the flutes, so if you hear them playing in unison, it's probably the harp part.
@MissMusic83 No problem. ^.^ Glad to have helped. It really is an amazing song to play, though that is coming from a French Horn player (turned percussionist for this song XD). I hope you enjoy playing it.
Love the song. @concertbandland Where did you get a recording of this song?
GNews10 3 days ago
The percussion in this is pretty awesome!! So is the rest of the band but the percussion really sets the mood...
DarkKumquat 6 days ago in playlist Classical 1
I just did a clinician with Hazo on this piece and the real story behind it just makes this piece even more to love. The timpani and the Tom Tom mixed are heart beats and the beautiful French Horn line is him tell her she's pretty. If you do not know the story behind this put your own also, It can be perfect, but not worth remembering. Make people CRY! -Samuel Hazo.
sweetescape298 1 week ago 2
Percussion owns!!!
xxsoundgunnerxx 2 weeks ago
Listened to this while doing tai chi........damn. felt like I was in the mountains of japan.....
thedarkling27 2 weeks ago 2
Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony 2011
SteitechLaboratories 2 weeks ago in playlist Studying
go PERCUSSION! did anyone else notice it in the background? we work very hard at it, but very rarely is it noticed.
invaderRoxy 2 weeks ago 2
One of the best pieces of music i've ever heard. Truly amazing. Go flutes:)!!!
stellarsinger123 3 weeks ago in playlist Concert, Symphonic and Wind Band Music 2
winds ftw. <3
bluedragox 4 weeks ago
SO BEAUTIFUL!!!! <3
richardmatchett 1 month ago
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This song gives me chills every time we rehearse it.
cckenepah 1 month ago
My marching band played this as a lullaby as par of our show! Love it!
rasengan11000 1 month ago
The only piece that I know that has more emotion behind it is Colonial Songs by Grainger (The band arrangement played by University of Houston). I love the chords that flow throughout the melodic parts, particularly in the horns, flutes and trumpets.
Seirra54 1 month ago
Im learning flute and i a, currently a mallet player, when my friend who is teaching me flute played this song i was absolutly amazed and instantly wated this for our marching band this year
wolfpack66684 1 month ago
Play this song and rainy mood at the same time, so relaxing and beautiful. Just make sure rainy mood isn't too loud at the beginning, lol.
T25Rice 1 month ago
Samuel Hazo attended Waynesburg University's Conducting Symposium this past weekend and he shared this song and its story with us. I fell in love instantly <3 He is such a wonderful and inspiring man :) I am so thankful for his presence here on Earth to create such beauty.
hemidemisemiquaver65 1 month ago
Absolutely beautiful song.(: Our school is playing this. The horns are beautiful, and the power in this song gives me chills everytime I listen to it. :)
prettygirl11097 1 month ago
That french horn rip at 3:14 never fails to give me chills. Now if only our school's horn section could play it loud enough for me to hear :P
jck1794 1 month ago
I'm playing piccolo for this. :D
HaileyHeroineTM 1 month ago
This is beautiful. We sightread this today in Honors Symphonic Band. Even though it was our first time you could still here the beauty of the harmonies and melodies...
TamiyaBreshay101 1 month ago
I love this piece. It's my favorite one to play because I play the flute solo :)
kirbyfanz95 1 month ago
go flute solo!
the story behind this song is just as beautiful as the song. its so touching and is just one of those songs that just simply moves everyone <3
happyface20089 1 month ago
I'm honored to say, i got to play the flute solo for it :3
this piece is very beautiful.
a high school piece for a Honors band in a middle school?
we did pretty good on it, we got 5th in the state of Texas for Honor Band
the story behind it is also amazing.
i honestly felt different when i heard it.
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Sabrinaweeno 1 month ago
@Sabrinaweeno haha nice, we got 3rd in Texas for Honor band.
Thebrownelementsk8er 1 month ago
If you're playing this in band, you should ask your instructor to tell you Hazo's story behind it. It is so beautiful, it will change the way you view this song.
yirumarox 1 month ago 2
Goosebumps every time! Absolute favorite piece....second is Arabesque (another Sam Hazo piece). I play French horn, and every piece I've done by him always brings justice to the horn. :D
MegoEggo17 2 months ago 6
I'm 1st flute and our top band at our school is going to be performing this. :) I'm playing the solo at the beginning, and just listening to it makes my palms sweat! I adore Samuel Hazo!
AlexandraHawes7 2 months ago 2
i wanna play this!
moondust99999 2 months ago
I'm the oboe player for my schools concert band and I must say this is the most beautiful piece I've gotten to play! Granted I'm only a high school student but still, it's very beautiful! I wish hazo could come to my school for this piece, but I need to take amazing things small steps at a time.
xHappyify 2 months ago 4
@xHappyify I'm and oboe player too and our symphonic band at our school is going to play this for our spring concert...I'm SO excited!! The oboes and woodwinds so lovely together! :)
SheerLife12 2 months ago
We sight-read this in our top band and... wow!!! It blew us all away especially after one of our directors told us the story behind it. All I can say is WOW. I love this piece.
jrodri1191 2 months ago
I remember playing this last year for state concert band... still my all time favorite piece even for just playing 2nd trumpet ^_^
UPrailroad 2 months ago
I played the solos while sight reading this... I fell head over heals by how gorgeous it sounded! It is byfar my favered of all the music ive played.
POWER TO THE FLUTES!!
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Samuel Hazo came to my school and worked on this song with us.His help improved our playing soooo much!! The last time we played it with him, it had so much more emotion and it sounded way better!! He's a really cool guy and a great composer!! He even signed his CD for me!!
Mr123RandomPerson 2 months ago
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Mr123RandomPerson 2 months ago
We have played Samuel Hazo every year since my freshman year for festival. His works are so beautiful, they are so powerful and I feel proud to have this song for my senior year with the band I love.
LokiRagnarok113 2 months ago
Samuel Hazo came to our school on Thursday and he is just the funniest, outgoing man I've met. He conducted this piece and helped us with this song and it is just amazing :) He is a great teacher. He inspired a lot of us to be better players.
"Instead of playing music, play your life story through your instrument."
- Mr. Hazo.
thank you for being a great teacher, Mr. Hazo :)
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SilentGlaceon94 1 week ago in playlist Band Music
Our honor band just had a clinic with Hazo today over this song! and my goodness I've never had chills with any song as intense as the ones i got during our last rep of the day with him, man, and im just the vibes player!
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Jaysian24 3 months ago
absolutely gorgeous. Got to see this performed live with Hazo as the Conductor. So amazing. I had chills the whole time. <3
punkrocker1972 3 months ago
I played this peice with Hazo himself! Fine man and fine musician!
scenefreak2812 3 months ago in playlist More videos from concertbandland
hoping we get to play this!
its magical
simoneeify 3 months ago
This such a beautiful piece of music. The dynamics are incredible, the band in this recording had such a delicate touch when it came to playing this song. The emotion is so readily conveyed. This is the epitome of western interpretation of eastern music. Just beautiful.
MrFreakshow666 3 months ago 2
i absoulutely love this song..we played it as our middle tune in our marching show this year and it was so amazing all of the musical moments and beauty in this song..i absoulutely love it and always will
ashbnash1 3 months ago 2
i love this song, i play trumpet and it has one of the more exciting parts, when we come in at 1:56. plus we rest a lot so we can listen to other parts more! and the note we play at 3:15 makes me feel sutch passion for my music, that feeling you get when u play is why i play and will for a long time to come!!!! like this song and you should like oveture for winds
Lysswalks 3 months ago
i love this song, i play trumpet and it has one of the more exciting parts, when we come in at 1:56. plus we rest a lot so we can listen to other parts more! like this song and you should like oveture for winds
Lysswalks 3 months ago
i love this song, i play trumpet and it has one of the more exciting parts, plus we rest a lot so we can listen to other parts more! like this song and you should like oveture for winds
Lysswalks 3 months ago
There are apparently five people who have no passion for music. Anyone who could dislike this is insane!
emotionwithoutwords 3 months ago 2
@rush12211
Sunayama
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Phatca3 4 months ago
@Phatca3 That could be true. it's quite sad that people have missed the like button, or purposely hit the dislike button, no? It's a beautiful and fun chart to play, true?
NightSeraphim 3 months ago in playlist NightSeraphim's favorites
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Phatca3 3 months ago
i just love 3:18 that part can give my body the shivers. This song makes me wanna cry because I get so happy. Like Ican't explain how I feel, this is why I love band seriously. I want to play this song so badly
aishasmileyface 4 months ago
anyone know which japanese folk song this is?
rush12211 4 months ago
I cry every time I hear this because 1) It's so beautiful and 2) I have a great love for Japan and my concert band played this when the earthquake and tsunami hit
rya41209 4 months ago
Its so beautifull!
Naruto10000Fan 4 months ago
This piece is simply beautiful. Samuel R. Hazo is an icon in the musical community and should go down in history as one of the greatest composers of this era.
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I was in the room with Mr. Hazo and you conducted this song for our simphonic band. Im a low brass player and the triple forte towards the end of this song always brings me tears of joy. There is nothing more powerful than making beautiful music with a group of people who all feel the same way about a song. You can feel it in the room. Thank you Mr. Hazo. Hurray for 1st Trombone!
BongHits4Lyfe 4 months ago
I was in the room with Mr. Hazo and you conducted this song for our simphonic band. Im a low brass player and the triple forte towards the end of this song always brings me tears of joy. There is nothing more powerful than making beautiful music with a group of people who all feel the same way about a song. You can feel it in the room. Thank you Mr. Hazo.
BongHits4Lyfe 4 months ago
This is so beautiful.
augiebandgeek 4 months ago
@Soturi92 I still fight back tears. I hope all goes well with your move. :)
Jiffy28 5 months ago 2
Is Samuel Hazo Japanese? his names sounds a bit like Japanese.
notifly 5 months ago
Nice
Yourshadow2020 5 months ago
im lucky i got to play the bells and play the melody of the music box.
BobbyRancher 5 months ago in playlist Sam and Jack
sorry my previous comments are out of order
BobbyRancher 5 months ago
When she is reminded of her country, she takes the music box into the closet alone, plays the music box, and cries.
BobbyRancher 5 months ago
The story is that a Japanese girl, who when she was a little girl, given a music box (the melody of which is the begining melody and the melody at the very end) and she grows up hearing it, and it reminds her of her family and her heritage. when she is older, she falls in love with an american man and has to choose whether to stay in Japan or go to America with the man and marry him. She chooses to go (which is when the trumpets get huge.) and after she stays in america, she misses her country.
BobbyRancher 5 months ago 3
I think there was a story to this. Something about a girl who falls in love with a man.
She wants to marry her but has 2 tough choices: Marry him but leave her country to live with him, or not marry him and stay here. I'm not sure how it goes
NirvanaS2011 5 months ago
I really want to play this with my wind ensemble
acejaya 5 months ago
Minor cord at 2:29 is amazing, always waited for that part while playing this song
justanotheraccount87 5 months ago
I absolutely love this song!! My friend told me to look it up and i am hooked!! So beautiful
Cheygrizz7 6 months ago
i Can't believe people are doing this for marching band! I'm in mb and we just played this song in our spring concert. It's so gorgeous.. definitely one of my favorite songs I've ever played, like top one or two. As a flute player... this was amazing. i get chills every time I hear it and/or play it. Hazo is a genius.
EpicLionNoddel 6 months ago 2
FLUTES WIN! :D
Zwala101 6 months ago 38
@Zwala101 FUCK YES. :DDD
TOkenftw2010 4 days ago in playlist Band
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^_^
Zwala101 2 days ago
THAT OBOE BACKING THOSE FLUTES UP MERCY!!!!!!!!
smurfigee 6 months ago in playlist KIDS 4
0:00 - 1:06 ...Me walking down the aisle at my wedding and then finally reaching the alter at the end. :D
AvaGirl10Roses 6 months ago 4
if my director handed this chart out again, i would take it and play it in a heartbeat. i loved playing this song. it's so beautiful, and when done right, you can either replicate or enhance the emotions felt...been there done that. it was amazing.
NightSeraphim 6 months ago
i would play this song again in a heartbeat!!!!
jsaxygal1234 7 months ago in playlist epic music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this song is so beautiful :) ♥ i LOVE it :) i play flute, and we are playing this in our marching show . i love this song!!!!! Japanese songs are so pretty.
iheartjefreestar95 7 months ago
or how about marching band
MrExentius 7 months ago
I played this in band last year and it was great fun :)
HaloMonkeys 7 months ago
Oh my gosh! This is beautiful! I wanna play it so bad!!!!
FlutePlayerLovee 7 months ago
we are playing an edited version of this song in our marching show this year! it sounds so pretty!:)
ashbnash1 7 months ago
i love it at 4:20 where the trumpets get stratosphere notes and it all just drops down off the face of the earth to hear the flute melody again!
Hazo never fails to amaze me!
The2Uhhhhhhhhhh 7 months ago
absolutely captivateing <3
RaVeNLoVeSCrOw 8 months ago
i played thiss for U.I.L and after i wass don playyin it i wass literaly about to cry
jmann547 8 months ago
One of my all time favorites.
Michaeloboian 9 months ago
wow....it gave me chills! beautiful song :)
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woodwindgaga 9 months ago
The harp is really gorgeous in this song! ^_^
A great song to relax into in my opinion.
NirvanaS2011 9 months ago 3
Background:
Based on Sunayama, this composition tells a story of the inner conflict of a Japanese girl who falls in love with an American. She is torn between a life with him in America and her longing for the culture of her childhood. From time to time she plays a music box given to her by her parents (Sunayama theme), bringing a flood of homeland memories. The composer weaves together a tapestry of sounds and moods as the piece builds to a fulfilling climax of musical drama and power.
aaron1728 9 months ago 4
Man...I remember playing this a few years back. Go tubas! But anyways, this piece is just plain amazing. I nearly cry each time I listen to it. It makes me think of a sad movie with a twist ending that's even worse than what the main character was orginally going through.
Chickfilaperson 9 months ago in playlist My favorite musical selections.
empty mind. one thousand pounds lifted off my shoulders. this is truly beautiful.
ieatwittlekids 9 months ago
May God bless those who lost their lives and the surivors of the earthquake.
Wisprsinthedrk 9 months ago 2
I played this song for Honor Band, it was right after the disasters in Japan. The conductor we had lived in Japan for many years and he still has people he is close with there. When we finished the piece he had tears streaming down his face. Most magical moment of my life.
Jiffy28 9 months ago 101
@Jiffy28 kinda irrelivant but our band was playing this song and i fought back tears everytime we played it because ( im assuming you know the story behind the piece ) i was torn between moving to michigan to be with my lover and staying here in alabama... ;( im still in alabama right now but ill be moving there after christmas.
Soturi92 5 months ago
@Jiffy28 I was in that band. I've never felt that much of a physical connection to the music I was playing ever before.
nonstopdisco122 4 months ago
Samuel R. Hazo is a beast.
sargerexsr 9 months ago
this is one of the sweetest pieces I've ever played in percussion.
The syncopation in the taiko drum rhythm is intense as hell.
LostCallProductions 9 months ago in playlist Ultramix
enjoyed the piece, we just did our recording on this.
FunnyCheerio 9 months ago
Beautiful composition. Our high school Wind Ensemble just played this.
Dartman85 9 months ago
love love LOVE this song! I remember playing it freshman year in concert band. I worked so hard on the first flute part just to play it a few times! But honestly this was probably my favourite song to play EVER. Thanks for the upload! :)
IchigoHime7 9 months ago 3
sry for the double post lol, computer froze up :P
BabyLikeCheese 10 months ago
I remember playing this at our concert :D one of my favorite trumpet parts EVER!
BabyLikeCheese 10 months ago
@BabyLikeCheese the trumpet part is ok in my opinion. its a good piece and i enjoyed playing it but i didnt think it was the best part.,
FunnyCheerio 9 months ago
@FunnyCheerio Wth r u talkin about the trumpet part is beast espacialy when he gets to that high a or b or somthing like that >>>>.Your out of your ffffffucking mind
sargerexsr 9 months ago
Oh I remember playing this for my band's concert a few years ago....one of my favorite trumpet parts ever :D
BabyLikeCheese 10 months ago
My schools band is going to Memphis on Tuesday, i am so excited to play this again.. Song Royalty.
DannyHaydnThomas 10 months ago
amazing :)
MszKellybby123 10 months ago
We played this, it was amazing, I miss it. :)
ifishoulddiebefore 10 months ago
i heard this today at the state band festival. i wish my school had played this. >:,|
001hinata001 10 months ago
This would be fun to march to....
GlassTears8 10 months ago
How in the world has someone hit the dislike button. That is a disgrace!
1trumpetdude1 10 months ago 15
i will never forget playing this song. i played it this year in a concert for the people in japan and it was so beautiful i loved it so much one of my favorites :)
2fieldhockeyfreak1 10 months ago
Played this my senior year...kinda miss it.
everlongview7 10 months ago
I wish my sxhool played this!! D:
Scene141 10 months ago
VERY NICE VEBRATO
pacman35100 10 months ago 4
When I listen to this song I feel like I'm on epic through Japan.
coreyburney 10 months ago
Is it me or are these trumpets freaking amazing?
NeebasAndAyirhs 10 months ago
@NeebasAndAyirhs Yes they are!
1trumpetdude1 10 months ago
So amazing i love how near the end the trumpets play the high B natural and D it sounds so amazing and then the song comes back down to just the ocean drum, flute, harp, and bells so nice ^_^
naruto2360 10 months ago
This piece always gives me cold chills when I listen to it. And Evan more when I played it for district 16 honors band. I love the low parts and everything seems to fit with the whole song and go together as one. Loved it:)
jimmycrapedcorn13 10 months ago
We played this for uil my sophomore year and I loved it, now the seniors chose it as or last song to play for spring. Beautiful piece.
rachy71293 10 months ago
I play French Horn and I love this.
AshMoney95 10 months ago 5
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AshMoney95 10 months ago
It's such a shame our director decided not to do this song back in my sophomore year. It's so beautiful and different from other songs we've played. Oh well, I have the sheet music for both 1st and 2nd Flute so that I can play along to this wonderful recording. >:)
PhantomKat7 10 months ago
My eyes went red when i was performing this song........
*One of my favorite song*
aaron1728 10 months ago
love the low registers i get to play as a tuba player at the climax, everything in my head shakes and i can barley read the music lol
TheBetterGuy999 10 months ago
I love the flute. <3
We're playing this for our spring concert.
HaileyHeroineTM 10 months ago
I'm playing 1st flute for this piece. The solo is absolutely gorgeous and nearly impossible to make it sound as beautiful as it does in this recording!
MuvettSothers 10 months ago
Hazo and Whitacre make the most beautiful songs!! This song gives me so many drawing ideas!!
hyuugasandtinkerbell 10 months ago 2
I got to play bass clarinet in this piece. It was so much fun!!! During the big hit, I got to play as loud as I wanted to without anyone hearing me. It was a blast.
lalueken 10 months ago
My friend got to workshop under Hazo. He's a genius.
Peaches7217 11 months ago
It's impossible to dislike something this beautiful.
MorbidVermillion 11 months ago
I cried a little
elijahgarryf14 11 months ago
My friend arranged this song for our woodwind choir and it sounds so good! I love Hazo!!!
hp71196 11 months ago
Wow. . .
That was one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard .
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I hope we can play this in band !
OliviaJackson29 11 months ago
One of the greatest compositions of all time. This is what music today lacks, emotion. Samuel R. Hazo has captured all human emotion in every one of his pieces. If more people took the time out to listen to music like this then they would see how modern music is trash. Truly one of the greatest composers of all time.
Midknight18C 11 months ago
@600bri I have played this on the trumpet :) doesnt take to long to learn prety good and the only slightly difficult part is towards the end with the sustain high notes
wintersoldier546 11 months ago
@Anjuwazhere I thought it was a Russian man
wintersoldier546 11 months ago
Good, no one missed the Like button.
Felixphaeton 11 months ago 41
@Felixphaeton 1 person did
SorcererTim45 10 months ago
@Felixphaeton Nope.... one careless person spazzed and accidentally clicked dislike
TheMinor2major 9 months ago
@Felixphaeton Except one stupid person -.-
Filogirl4ever 7 months ago
The Story: It starts with a japanese girl whose mother gives her a music box that plays a traditionsl japanese song. Later in life she falls in love with an American man and struggles to make the decision if she should stay in her homeland or go with her love. She decides to leave and gets married in America. As she grows older she longs for her homecountry and starts to suffer from attacks that she can only get over when she secludes herself in a closet, listens to her music box, and cries.
Anjuwazhere 11 months ago 3
chord at 2:27...Enough said
AryanSuperGod 11 months ago
sorry double comment my computer messed up
Pali729 11 months ago
i love this song as i play some epic parts on euphonium/baritone b.c. . Has a high A natural that adds a level of challenge.
Pali729 11 months ago
i play Euphonium/Baritone B.C. part and though it is slow much of the song it is entertaining to play because of its beauty. has some really high notes for a low brass instrument, including a high A natural but thats the only hard aprt
Pali729 11 months ago
I play the harp part on marimba. You don't understand how much of a challenge yet beautiful it is.
bluepeppers40 11 months ago
has anybody played this on the trumpet?is so how was it
600bri 11 months ago
@ninjaslice79 i dont know for sure but i know that the trumpets play a d 2 octaves above the staff
idaman171 11 months ago
wow this is so beautiful!! i love japanese songs their all so relaxing!
600bri 11 months ago
French horn rip <3
MegaMelloguy 11 months ago 5
Played bass trombone my senior year of high school. This is on of my favorite pieces from the spring semester, especially the part towards the end where everything builds to this hall filling level. Happens around 3:10, kinda sad about the trombones playing this not having any oomph.
salsathegeek 11 months ago
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salsathegeek 11 months ago
Can anyone tell me what that last crazy brass chord was pleaseeee?
Ninjaslice79 11 months ago
@littleangle11
this wud be a good one to play
specially with the story behind it wud go with graduation
DANGERouslySASSY 11 months ago
my band played this last thursday night... our director cried :P
ane3796 1 year ago
Has anyone played the harp part for this?
MissMusic83 1 year ago
@MissMusic83 I'm learning it... alas, on a keyboard. We don't have an actual harp.
OkamiGohan 1 year ago
@OkamiGohan Does the part look difficult to you? How much do you actually play? I can't say I can hear a lot of harp in this recording.
MissMusic83 1 year ago
@MissMusic83 It has so many 32nd note runs... I'm not used to that many. Although, it's easier because you can use both hands. I try to play it all, but again, 32nd notes... yikes. It's sometimes hard to keep tempo playing them all. As for hearing the harp, if you look at the sheet music, a lot of the harp part is duplicated by the flutes, so if you hear them playing in unison, it's probably the harp part.
OkamiGohan 1 year ago
@OkamiGohan Thanks! I am going to play this in May but haven't gotten the music. I'm so curious to find out what the part looks like.
MissMusic83 11 months ago
@MissMusic83 No problem. ^.^ Glad to have helped. It really is an amazing song to play, though that is coming from a French Horn player (turned percussionist for this song XD). I hope you enjoy playing it.
OkamiGohan 11 months ago
Such a sad song but so beautiful, I wish my band played songs like this.
roselinabonnie1997 1 year ago
Our Middle School Wind Ensemble's playing this.
FunnyPurpleChickens 1 year ago
Wow i LOVE this song, and i play flute in middle school band :)
BandGeekAJ 1 year ago
hay to all of yall what is the best song you ever played?
firefox825 1 year ago