[吹奏楽-スコア] ひまわり (福島弘和) - スタディスコア

旭川凌雲高校の開校30周年記念の委嘱により2012年に作曲しました。顧問の先生から、ひまわりが大好きだった部員が交通事故で亡くなってしまい、仲間の死を悔やんだ部員たちは学校に花を植える活動をしたところ全校生徒に広がり、文化祭の名前も「ひまわり」になったと言うお話を伺い、「ひまわり」とお話をイメージして作曲しました。

初演では、ゆっくりと静かに終わるのですが、出版する際にコーダとして速い部分を付け足して明るい未来へつながる様なイメージになっています。冒頭のソロは暫定的にA.Sax.になっていますが、こだまの音符を参考にしてどの楽器でも対応出来るようになっております。

I composed this piece in 2012 after it was commissioned by Asahikawa Ryoun Senior High School for its 30th anniversary.

The advisor of the school had recounted to me that after a member of the orchestra who loved sunflowers passed away in a car accident, the rest of the members planted sunflowers around the school to mourn the death of their friend. Other students in the school gradually became involved as well, and the school's cultural festival was also renamed "Himawari" (Sunflower) in honor of the student. I drew inspiration from this for the composition of this piece, "Himawari."

Although the piece featured a slow and calm ending during its premiere, I have added a faster section to it as the coda for its publication to evoke the image of a bright future. The solo at the opening of the piece is performed by the A. Sax by default, but it can also be played by other instruments with reference to the cue notes.