{"product_id":"sakura-trad-japanese-arr-kingsland","title":"Sakura (Cherry Blossom Song)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003efor SATB Choir with Harp, Koto or Piano\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e(Purchase includes a digital download with all three versions)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA beautifully mysterious choral rendition of this famous Japanese children's song, with three options for accompaniment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eComplete piece with harp accompaniment (live recording):\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003caudio controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7256\/3490\/files\/Kingsland-Sakura-Chorus_Harp.mp3?v=1775776487\"\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eComplete piece with koto accompaniment (live recording):\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003caudio controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7256\/3490\/files\/Kingsland-Sakura-Chorus_Koto.mp3?v=1775776486\"\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eComplete piece with piano accompaniment (live recording):\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003caudio controls=\"controls\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7256\/3490\/files\/Kingsland-Sakura-Chorus_Piano.mp3?v=1775776486\"\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuration: \u003c\/strong\u003e2:45 to 3:15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDifficulty: \u003c\/strong\u003eIntermediate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/strong\u003eJapanese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinimum Voices: \u003c\/strong\u003e4 (optimal 12-80)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #333; margin: 10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraditional Japanese folksong\u003cbr\u003eArranged by \u003cb\u003eChappell Kingsland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWild Beautiful Choral Series (WBCS-004). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDigital download; please purchase one copy for each singer. \u003c\/i\u003eSuitable for highschool, college, church, community and professional choirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border: none; border-top: 1px solid #333; margin: 10px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople travel from all over the world to see the splendor of Japan’s cherry trees in full bloom. This song is about the beauty and mystery of the cherry blossoms. The arrangement was written for koto virtuoso \u003cstrong\u003eRyuko Mizutani\u003c\/strong\u003e to perform with the \u003cstrong\u003eFirst Universalist Church Choir\u003c\/strong\u003e of Rochester, NY. The choir begins with a spacious first verse for treble voices in inversion, followed by a driving second verse for low voices in overlapping slow and medium speeds, concluding with a third verse which fragments and rebuilds the tune. The music evokes several facets of Nature: delicate, powerful, overwhelming, enigmatic. The Harp or Piano may also be used as accompaniment, inspired by the haunting sounds of the Koto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePremiere: May 2004 – Rochester, New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Universalist Church Choir\u003c\/b\u003e conducted by \u003cstrong\u003eChappell Kingsland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyuko Mizutani\u003c\/b\u003e, koto\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eScore Preview\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1QiQrm9smZbxHiINmBBBMleWVBEd1HSJ-\/preview\" width=\"100%\" height=\"1200\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wild Beautiful Music Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45213960044578,"sku":null,"price":2.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7256\/3490\/files\/Sakura-square.png?v=1775277614","url":"https:\/\/wildbeautifulmusic.com\/products\/sakura-trad-japanese-arr-kingsland","provider":"Wild Beautiful Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}