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Masamicz Amano
Masamicz Amano

Born
1957 in Akita City (Japan)

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Amano was born in 1957 in Akita City. He graduated from Kunitachi College of Music at the top of the composition department and finished postgraduate work also at the top of his class. In his university days, he began writing for diverse fields including jazz, rock, folk music, and pops as well as classical and modern music. After graduation, he mastered C.M.I. (Computer Music Instruments) in Australia, becoming a wizard of computer music in Japan as well as the country’s first CD recorded artist. He is very active abroad, especially in Central Europe, recording and conducting his own works with the National Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Versailles Chamber Orchestra, while earning commissions from the Warsaw Brass, Trio Classic and Paderewski Festival. In Japan he earned the excellence prize from the 23rd and 24th Japan Academy Award music section, and the composition & arrangement prize from the 10th “Academic Society of Japan for Winds Percussion & Band” Academy Award. Since 1986, he has produced many windband arrangements from the music of Bartok, Ravel, Akira Miyoshi, Akio Yashiro, Toshiro Mayuzumi, etc., as well as original works and ensemble literature. His works are very frequently performed at All Japan Band Competitions and concerts throughout his country and the world.

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Queen Medley

Queen Medley

Earth, Wind & Fire Medley

Earth, Wind & Fire Medley

Preludio Espressiva

Preludio Espressiva

SJ&P_15

SJ&P_15

Beat It

Beat It

Music by Masamicz Amano

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Im Weissen Rössl<br>New Collection for Smaller Bands Vol. 14

Im Weissen Rössl
New Collection for Smaller Bands Vol. 14

Im Weissen Rössl - Sirius (Shining Stars) - Libera animas - Sailors and the Blue Sea - Scenes de Ballet - Musica Avaz -   Illuminate the Future (ASAYAKE Rhapsody) - Trois Fragments -...
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TDIV578
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Queen Medley

Queen Medley

Die kultige Musik von einer der berühmtesten Rockbands aller Zeiten ist auf der ganzen Welt beliebt. Dieses besondere Arrangement von Masamichi Amano ist sehr gut spielbar und enthält die größten...
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DHP1196177
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Earth, Wind & Fire Medley

Earth, Wind & Fire Medley

For many years, The New Sounds in Concert Band Series has cultivated a worldwide reputation for presenting some of the best high-grade repertoire available. In this challenging arrangement Masamicz...
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DHP1185981
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La Pentola Magica<br>New Collection for Smaller Bands Vol. 11

La Pentola Magica
New Collection for Smaller Bands Vol. 11

Light of Jerusalem - La Pentola Magica - Beach at Dawn - Polytope - Songs - Elegy from Sado-jowa - Angel in the Dark - Die Fledermaus (Small Version)  
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TDIV565
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Preludio Espressiva

"Preludio espressiva" is an original composition for wind orchestra. The music represents an imaginary scene that the composer only sees in his head. Composer Masamicz Amano writes: "What I had in...
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ZOMS-A073
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Brain Contest Repertoire Vol. 5

Preludio Esprssiva - Amenominakanushi (Father of the Universe) - Der Sterngucker (The Stargazer) (Highlights from the Operetta) - Dance Macabre - Myth (Moon Reflected on the Lake) - Frau Luna...
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TDIV563
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Brain Contest Repertoire Vol. 3

Ballad for Wind Orchestra - Merlin - A Strait Defense for Wind Orchestra - Il Trovatore Ballet Music from Opera - La Follia nel Bosco - Le Stractura III - Klavierquartett Nr. 1 III., IV. - Victoria
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TDIV559
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Brain Contest Repertoire Vol. 2

Fantasia on a Bach Chorale Prelude (O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde groß) - Rhincodon Typus (Gentle Ocean Giant) - Sea Goddess (Myth for Winds and Percussion) - Windstar - Pique Dame...
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TDIV561
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SJ&P_15

This composition with its unusual title is a great concert piece in a fine jazz style - a highlight for your concert!
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POMS-81044
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Brain Contest Repertoire Vol. 1

Wind Rhapsody for Wind Ensemble - HIBIKI - Held by the Woods - The Heroes in a Film - Chanson-Le ciel - Taku Chi Sui for Wind Ensemble - The Light Shaft of Orient - Son of Mateo Falcone - For the...
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TDIV552
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Beat It

Beat It, is one of Michael Jackson’s most popular songs, awarded two Grammys for its commercial success. Seen by many as a rock song, Beat It was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the “100...
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DHP1125262
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Miss Saigon (Suite from)

The musical Miss Saigon has touched millions of hearts worldwide. This is partly due to the romantic, yet equally tragic, love story set in war-torn Vietnam during 1975, and partly to the emotional...
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DHP1105035
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Polovtsian Dances

This arrangement of the popular Polovtsian Dances by Russian composer Borodin contains seven dances from the original manuscript, some of which have been used in the musical Kismet, as well as being...
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DHP1094652
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Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody was a massive worldwide hit for the pop group Queen. It topped the charts in 1975 and again in 1991 and 1992. The song is somewhat unusual for a pop hit as it is in the style of a...
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DHP1074237
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Six anges qui dansent dans le ciel
for Flute Sextet

Brain Ensemble Collection 43 Instrumentation: Full Score Piccolo (Flute) 1st Flute 2nd Flute 3rd Flute Alto Flute in G Bass Flute - Available as full set only...
Ensemble (Woodwinds)
ENMS-84043
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La Suite Excentrique

This work is comprised of four movements. They can be performed collectively or individually. Tempos and expressiveness are clearly affected by how the conductor selects and/or prioritizes certain...
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ZOMS-A023
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ABC

The second single from the Jackson Five, the group that gave megastar Michael Jackson fame during his youth, was the catchy song ABC, which was released in 1970 by the famous recording company...
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DH1033358
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3e. Ballet Chimerique
for Wind & Percussion Octet

This work is a revision of the Octet originally written for Akita Futatsui High School Band, and rewritten for Fujimura Girls’ Junior & Senior High School ensemble. I also composed...
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ENMS-84025
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Festival March

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MRMS-86003
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Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Band

Commissioned by Kyo-En Executive Committee. Premiered at Kyo-En V in 2003, Kawagoe Sohwa Wind Ensemble, Masato Sato, conductor. I know the conductor and band inside out, so I enjoyed composing this...
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COMS-85027
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