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Passepied for 4 Trombones
The Paris Trombone Quartet made their first visit to Japan 25 years ago, in 1987. During concerts and clinics across the country, they captivated audiences everywhere they went. When they left, they said, "We'll come back in two years!"and I promised to compose a new piece for their return.
After hearing their stunning debut performance, I became convinced that for them, apart from range limitations, nothing was impossible: swift leaps, delicate passages, and endlessly smooth melodies. It completely overturned my previous image of the trombone and inspired me to compose for trombone quartet with absolute freedom, resulting in this work: Passepied.
True to their word, they returned to Japan in 1989. A few days before their Tokyo performance, I attended one of their studio rehearsals. Despite the fatigue from their long flight, they played cheerfully and effortlessly. The moment their sound filled the room, all the uncertainties I had felt during the composition process vanished, replaced by a sense of fulfillment beyond words.
Passepied is originally the name of a dance popular in the 17th-century French court. However, please perform this piece freely, without being bound by its origins. After the gentle introduction, the main theme should be played lightly and energetically.
I look forward to encountering many wonderful performances! (Keiko Takashima)
Profile: Keiko TAKASHIMA
Keiko Takashima was born in Takamatsu, Kagawa and grew up mainly in Hiroshima.
She began taking piano lessons at the age of four and enjoyed chorus as a club activity in junior and senior high school. She started learning harmony and composition theory while she was in high school and enrolled in the composition department at Tokyo University of the Arts of Music in 1982. After graduation, in the wake of providing new arrangements of CHANSON JAPONAISE (YUYAKE-KOYAKE) and FANTASIE (WARABE-UTA) as encore pieces for the Paris Trombone Quartet for their first tour to Japan, she has written many works for trombone.
Her repertoire for trombone quartet includes PASSEPIED, MEMORIES, SQUARE DANCE, THREE ANCIENT CAPITALS, THE INTERSECTION OF CROSSING PATHS, SONG OF HOMETOWN, JAPANESE FOUR SEASONS, DOGWOOD PRAYER, and BEYOND THE SANDY HILL. She also wrote for solo trombone and piano: FANTASY ON ITSUKI LULLABY, which is included in Mr. Michel Becquets solo album, as well as BREEZE IN THE HEARTS - BLOOM IN THE WORLD, IN THE QUIET OF THE NIGHT, and HEAR THE SPRING CALLING. Her choral works are TOKI-SOBA (for mixed chorus) based on Japanese comic storytelling, LOVE IN KYOTO (suite for female chorus, lyrics by Madoka Mayuzumi), and FLOWER TIDING (lyrics by Urara Takahashi). PIANO RECITAL STORY, a suite for piano, is also on sale at PTNA Musse.jp (a music delivery service on the Internet).
Ms. Takashima also wrote the fanfares for the opening and closing ceremonies at the National Sports Festival, held in Hiroshima in 1998. She is a regular member of the the Piano Teachers National Association of Japan.
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