Sailing!
General Info
Year: 2010 / 2015
Duration: c. 4:05
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $95.00; (digital) - $95.00 | Score Only (print) - $12.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The music of Sailing! is characterized by an atmosphere that is vibrant and full of energy. The piece depicts a ship’s journey on the ocean, the colors of which can readily change from a rich, welcoming blue to a dark, menacing gray. Sometimes the ship is sprayed by the waves; sometimes the ship floats blithely along a sea of tranquility. The combination of staccatos and slurs, in particular, expresses sensations of happiness and joy in the ocean journey. I can only hope that the conductor and the players have an opportunity to witness the excitements of the ocean firsthand.
- Program Note by composer
Media
State Ratings
- Alabama: Class B
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Bay Area Friendship Band (San Francisco, Calif.) (Adrian L. Quince, conductor) - 11 June 2023
- Ohio State University (Columbus) University Band (Dustin Ferguson, conductor) - 12 October 2021
- Kennesaw (Ga.) State University Wind Symphony (Debra Traficante, conductor) - 12 April 2021
- Kansas Wesleyan University (Salina) Wind Ensemble (Carl T. Rowles, conductor) – 7 October 2019 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Ancient Flower (2015)
- Blessing Wind (2024)
- Bluebell (2018)
- Bright Moon (1994/2015)
- Cherry Tree (2015/2023)
- Falling Water (2024)
- The First Noel (2025)
- Flying Away (2022)
- Jacaranda Mimosifolia (2020)
- Joyful Lily (2025)
- Key West Pink! (2009)
- Luna (2022)
- Merry-Go-Round (2016)
- Mono/Pastel (2018)
- Northern Lights (2023)
- Primula (2020)
- Purple Martin (2019)
- Sailing! (2010/2015)
- Scenes from "Citizen 13660" (2024)
- Smiling After the Rain (2020)
- Snowflake
- Song for Terra (2023)
- Sparkleberry (2006)
- Star Ship (2003)
- String of Dolphins
- Summer Triangle (2021)
- Sweet New Moon (2019/2021)
- Under a Winter Sky (2021)
- Water Reflections (2019)
- Winter Milky Way (2012/2017)
Resources
- The Horizon Leans Forward…, compiled and edited by Erik Kar Jun Leung, GIA Publications, 2021, p. 436.
- Perusal score
- Yukiko Nishimura website. Accessed 7 October 2019