[Score] Bloom of The Pink Trumpet Tree for Wind Band (by YEO Chow Shern)

Commissioned by National Band Directors Association of Malaysia for the Primary School Band Festival 2023

The audio recording performed by Philharmonic Winds of Malaysia (PWM) & conducted by Eric Lee on 21.10.2023.

   • Bloom of Pink Trumpet Tree by Yeo Chow She...  

Score cover designed by Lawrence Chiu

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Grade 1.5
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Programme Note:
The Pink Trumpet Tree, also known as the Tabebuia Rosea Tree, is a tree with a crown full of pink flowers that grows along streets or in parks. It typically blooms between March and April and again between August and September.

The work 'The Bloom of Pink Trumpet Tree' depicts a scene in which the pink trumpet flowers are falling and children are happily picking them up and playing in the park.

Starting with the glockenspiel, it represents the falling of pink trumpet flowers. The main theme symbolizes the joy of children playing in the park, while the second theme evokes emotion as the pink trumpet tree blooms only twice a year for a short period of time. The structure of the music is AABABAA, and the second theme introduces the harmony of a major seventh chord.

Instrumentation:
Flute/Piccolo (opt.)
Oboe
Bb Clarinet 1 & 2
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone

Bb Trumpet 1 & 2
F Horn
Trombone 1
Trombone 2/Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba/ Double Bass (opt.)

Timpani
Snare Drum
Bass Drum
Triangle
Suspended Cymbal & Wind Chimes
Glockenspiel