Bloom
Cait Nishimura
Ensemble: Concert Band
Grade: 1.5
Duration: 02:15
Year of Composition: 2018
Commissioned by: TMS Modern Music Ensemble (Rachel MacDonald, director)
Publisher: Cait Nishimura
Year of Publication: 2018
Publisher Catalog Number: CNM016
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B♭ Clarinets 1,2
B♭ Bass Clarinet
E♭ Alto Saxes 1,2
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpets 1,2
F Horn
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano
Timpani
Percussion (3 players): Glockenspiel, Drum Set, Cymbals
Program Notes:
Bloom is a musical exploration of the concept that the most courageous of flowers is the one which blooms in the snow -- against all odds, and despite adversity. At the work's core is one of the most common chord progressions found in pop music (I - V - vi - IV), with melodic fragments that represent themes such as unity, growth, and perseverance.
(Cait Nishimura)
