Flower Crown
フラワー・クラウン
Grade 2.5
Performance Time: 5'01"
[International]
[Japan]
The flower crown, seamlessly assembled in a circular pattern, is believed to signify "eternal happiness. It is said to have come to be used at weddings in Europe in the 19th century for the purpose of pledging eternal love. If not limited to weddings, its history is even older. Ancient festivals had the custom and culture of placing a crown made of woven flowers and plants on the head. It is also well known that olive crowns are given to medalists at the Olympic Games as a symbol of honor. It is the former that I depicted in this piece. I composed the allegro part with the image of charity and happiness, and the middle part with the image of a wedding march.
Percussion may be omitted. At least five parts/players are needed. If played with brass instruments only, the top part is in a comfortable range for trumpet. Some parts suggest best use by woodwinds if possible. As there are few pauses for middle and lower voices, when performing with a concert band, please balance piano (soft) sections to the woodwind instruments.
This was composed for elementary up to adult musicians. I am looking forward to your cute and enjoyable performance.
Premiere performance on June 28, 2012 at Starbucks Coffee Omiya Nishiguchi store, Saitama, Japan.
継ぎ目なく円状に組まれた花のかんむりは「永遠の幸せ」を意味するとされています。永遠の愛を誓う目的から結婚式で用いられるようになったのは、19世紀のヨーロッパだと言われています。結婚式に限らなければ、その歴史はさらに古く、古代の祭りでは花や植物を編んだかんむりを頭に乗せる風習や文化がありました。オリンピックでメダリストに名誉の象徴としてオリーブ冠が贈られることもよく知られています。この曲で描いたのは前者の方。アレグロの部分は慈愛や幸福を、中間部は結婚行進曲のようなイメージをもって作曲しました。
2012年6月28日、スターバックス コーヒー 大宮西口店にて初演。
アンサンブルで演奏する場合は打楽器は省略する事も可能で、5名から演奏可能です。