Nishimura - Breath of the Mountains - score

commissioned by the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Gold Symphonic Band
BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
for concert band
Grade: 3.5
Duration: ~5:00
Instrumentation
CAIT NISHIMURA
2023
Flute 1, 2
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet 1, 2, 3
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1, 2
Tenor Saxohpone
Baritone Saxophpone
Trumpet 1, 2, 3
French Horn 1, 2, 3
Trombone 1, 2
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Chimes
Marimba
Percussion 1 (Tambourine, Bass Drum, Snare Drum)
Percussion 2 (Suspended Cymbal, Hi Hat)
Breath of the Mountains was commissioned by Sam Yamamoto and the Lethbridge Collegiate
Institute Gold Symphonic Band. Lethbridge is located in Southern Alberta, where the landscape
and climate are shaped by powerful warming winds called chinooks coming from the Canadian
Rocky Mountains. In addition to these winds, Lethbridge is known for having more than 320
days of sunshine each year.
When writing this piece, I reected on my time visiting Lethbridge in 2020 (my last prepandemic
residency), where I had the opportunity to connect with the welcoming music
community and also experience the warm sunshine and expansive, powerful winds that dene
this part of the province. I began thinking of the wind as a life force; an expression of aliveness
coming from the mountains in the form of birdsong, owing water, hills and valleys, and
sparkling sunlight. And as I wondered what that wind would sound like, Breath of the
Mountains was born.

Score
commissioned by the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Gold Symphonic Band
BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
CAIT NISHIMURA
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet in B♭ 1
Clarinet in B♭ 2
Clarinet in B♭ 3
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
= 80
Bsn 8va
Play
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet in B♭ 1
Trumpet in B♭ 2
Trumpet in B♭ 3
French Horn 1
French Horn 2
French Horn 3
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Euphonium
Tuba
Double Bass
Timpani
Chimes
Marimba
Tambourine
Suspended Cymbal
© 2023 CAIT NISHIMURA MUSIC

3 BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
Fl. 1
8
A = 160
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1
Cl. in B♭ 2
Cl. in B♭ 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2
Tpt in B♭ 3
F. Hn 1
F. Hn 2
F. Hn 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Chim.
Mar.
Tamb.
Sus. Cym.

4 BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1
Cl. in B♭ 2
Cl. in B♭ 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2
Tpt in B♭ 3
F. Hn 1
F. Hn 2
F. Hn 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Euph.
17
Tba
D. B.
pizz.
Timp.
Chim.
Mar.
Tamb.
Sus. Cym.

5 BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1
Cl. in B♭ 2
Cl. in B♭ 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
26
molto rall.
Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2
Tpt in B♭ 3
F. Hn 1
F. Hn 2
F. Hn 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
arco
Timp.
Chim.
Mar.
Tamb.
To B. Dr.
Sus. Cym.

6 BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1
Cl. in B♭ 2
Cl. in B♭ 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2
Tpt in B♭ 3
F. Hn 1
F. Hn 2
F. Hn 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
B = 60
35
Timp.
Chim.
Mar.
B. Dr.
Sus. Cym.
B. Dr.

7 BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bsn
C = 68
44
Cl. in B♭ 1
Cl. in B♭ 2
Cl. in B♭ 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2
Tpt in B♭ 3
F. Hn 1
F. Hn 2
F. Hn 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
pizz.
Timp.
Chim.
Mar.
B. Dr.
Sus. Cym.

8 BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
Fl. 1
55
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1
Cl. in B♭ 2
Cl. in B♭ 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2
Tpt in B♭ 3
F. Hn 1
F. Hn 2
F. Hn 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
arco
Timp.
Chim.
Mar.
B. Dr.
Sus. Cym.

9 BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
Fl. 1
D
67
= 74
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1
Cl. in B♭ 2
Cl. in B♭ 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2
Tpt in B♭ 3
F. Hn 1
F. Hn 2
F. Hn 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Chim.
Mar.
B. Dr.
Sus. Cym.

10 BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1
Cl. in B♭ 2
Cl. in B♭ 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2
Tpt in B♭ 3
F. Hn 1
F. Hn 2
F. Hn 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Euph.
73
poco accel. = c. 80
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Chim.
Mar.
B. Dr.
Sus. Cym.

11 BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1
Cl. in B♭ 2
Cl. in B♭ 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2
Tpt in B♭ 3
F. Hn 1
F. Hn 2
F. Hn 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Euph.
Tba
79
E = 160
D. B.
Timp.
Chim.
Mar.
B. Dr.
To Sn. Dr.
Sus. Cym.
To H-hat
H-hat

12 BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
Fl. 1
88
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1
Cl. in B♭ 2
Cl. in B♭ 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2
Tpt in B♭ 3
F. Hn 1
F. Hn 2
F. Hn 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Chim.
Mar.
Sn. Dr.
H-hat

13 BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bsn
96
Cl. in B♭ 1
Cl. in B♭ 2
Cl. in B♭ 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2
Tpt in B♭ 3
F. Hn 1
F. Hn 2
F. Hn 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Chim.
Mar.
Sn. Dr.
H-hat
Sn. Dr.

14 BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1
Cl. in B♭ 2
Cl. in B♭ 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
F
104
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2
Tpt in B♭ 3
F. Hn 1
F. Hn 2
F. Hn 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Chim.
Mar.
Sn. Dr.
H-hat

15 BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1
Cl. in B♭ 2
Cl. in B♭ 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2
Tpt in B♭ 3
F. Hn 1
F. Hn 2
F. Hn 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Chim.
Mar.
Sn. Dr.
H-hat
111

16 BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
Fl. 1
Fl. 2
Ob.
Bsn
Cl. in B♭ 1
Cl. in B♭ 2
Cl. in B♭ 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
118
rit.
= 80
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt in B♭ 1
Tpt in B♭ 2
Tpt in B♭ 3
F. Hn 1
F. Hn 2
F. Hn 3
Tbn. 1
Tbn. 2
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
Timp.
Chim.
Mar.
Sn. Dr.
H-hat
To Sus. Cym.
Sus. Cym.