| Violinissimo!! Scherzo for violin and band |
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 ITO YASUHIDE 2007 |
Violinissimo! Capriccio for Violin and Band
Commissioned by Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, Based on well-known
melodies from Corelli’s ‘La Foglia’and Paganini’s ‘Caprice’. The title ‘Violinissimo’ was coined by ITO meaning ‘Very Violin-like’ |
Sinfonia Singaporiana
Written for the International Youth Wind Orchestra conducted by ITO at World Association for Symphonic Band and ensemble in Singapore in 2005.
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The Earth
Commissioned by Rocky Mountain High School Band (Colorado, USA). This is a movement from the ‘Planets’ Trilogy for Band.
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Adagio
Commissioned by Tamagawa junior high and high school band. The origin of the word ‘Adagio’ is Latin ‘ad’ means ‘toward’ and ‘agio’ is ‘quietness’ or ‘peace’. Hence the title implies a motion ‘toward peace’
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Festeggiamo e cantiamo
Commisioned by the Band Association of Toyama prefecture, Japan, for celebrating its 40th anniversary. Taking ‘birth’ as a theme, the piece uses the melodies from the Hymn No.111, ‘Adeste Fideles’ and ITO’s original song, ‘Happy Birthday’
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Beethoven for Us
Written for a Music Festival at Shiga Kenmin-Geijutsu-Souzoukan in 2006. Composed to allow the audience sing or play the ‘Ode to Joy’ theme from the Ninth Symphony by Beethoven.
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Ryukuan Fantasy ITO plays ITO-Works for Piano
Piano: ITO Yasuhide |
Ryukuan Fantasy (piano solo version)
Based on a folk song of the Okinawa region called
‘Asadoya-Yunta’, this piece was written originally for two pianos for eight hands.
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Gloriosa
A piano version of the first movement ‘Oratio’ from a symphonic poem ‘Gloriosa’.
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Yukisaburo no Ongaku’ 93
Composed for the presentation of wedding dresses in a fashion show of a designer Yukisaburo Watanabe.
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Fantasy on a theme of Jupiter-Works for flute and piano
Flute & Flute d’amore: Watase Hidehiko
Piano: ITO Yasuhide |
| Kenyan Fantasy 1st movement, Spiritual |
Kenyan Fantasy 3rd movement, Ballade
‘Kenyan Fantasy’ was written based on some folk tunes sung by Kenyan children
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| Flute Sonata 1st movement, Allegretto commodo |
| Variations on a theme by Rameau |
| Fantasy on a theme of Jupiter |
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| Song of Hamamatsu City |
Song of HamamatsuCity
Baritone: Makino Masato / Hamamatsu Symphony Orchestra
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March “HAMAMATSU”
Hamamatsu Symphonic Wind Orchestra
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