Name: Blu (arr. John Ivor Holland) by Ryuichi Sakamoto Concert Band Digital Sheet Music
Brand: John Ivor Holland
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Blu (arr. John Ivor Holland)
by Ryuichi Sakamoto Concert Band - Digital Sheet Music

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Title Blu (arr. John Ivor Holland)

Artist Ryuichi Sakamoto

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Ryuichi Sakamoto

Arranger John Ivor Holland

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 74

Arrangement Concert Band

Publisher John Ivor Holland

Level 4

Product ID 1430762

Genre World Classical Film/TV Multicultural 21st Century

Performance Group Concert Band

Product Description

Ryuichi Sakamoto ( ) (1952-2023) was a Japanese composer, pianist, record producer, and actor who pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto influenced and pioneered a number of electronic music genres. As a film score composer, Sakamoto won an Oscar, a BAFTA, a Grammy, and two Golden Globe Awards. 'Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence' (1983) marked his debut as both an actor and a film-score composer and his most successful work was 'The Last Emperor' (1987). 'Blu' () was composed for an advert to mark the 50th anniversary of the Japanese clothing brand Aoyama Shouji and the title could be a reference to the colour of their business suits; the structure, after a quiet opening, is very reminiscent of Ravel's 'Bolero' and accompanies visuals of workers going about their day, gradually ending with a bit of a night out at the end before slumping into bed. There are some lovely moments for alto flute, cor anglais and tuned percussion; 'Blu' would be a great companion to a performance alongside 'Bolero' or other dance pieces.

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