Symphony No. IV: Bookmarks from Japan

VI. Hakone - “Drifting”

Grade 6
for concert band
by Julie Giroux

Based on the bookmark entitled “Hakone Pass” which is based on the actual print by Hiroshige Ando called “Hakone” from the print series “The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Highway.”

PROGRAM NOTES

Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) traveled the Tokaido from Edo to Kyoto in 1832. The official party he was traveling with was transporting horses which were gifts to be offered to the imperial court. The journey greatly inspired Hiroshige for he sketched many of its scenes during his journey’s round trip. In all, Hiroshige produced 55 prints for the series “The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Highway.” Fifty-three of the prints represent the 53 post stations along the way. The additional two prints are of the starting and ending points. The post stations offered food, lodging and stables for travelers of the Tokaido Highway.
Hakone-juku was the tenth of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido. At an elevation of 725m, it is the highest post station on the entire Tokaido offering spectacular views. Hakone-juku was established in 1618 and over the years has proven to be a hard road to maintain due to its elevation.

MP 99112
Duration: 4:00
Score & Parts: $120.00
Score only: $20.00

I. Fuji-san - “Mt. Fuji”
II. Nihonbashi - “Bridge Market”
III. The Great Wave off Kanagawa “The Life of One Wave”
IV. Kinryu-zan Sensoji “Thunder Gate”
V. Evening Snow at Kambara “Light is the Touch”
VI. Hakone - “Drifting”