(NOTE: I uploaded this track privately in early January 2017. I felt that I had become obsessed with this piece for far too long, and didn't want it to show at the time. Now I release it to the world for all to see.)

At last, a version of my cover of a cover that I'm finally satisfied with!

A little bit of history with this one. In mid-2016 I was listening to my "final" "Senbonzakura" take, and happened to be quite dissatisfied with it. With the remaining clarinets I have (Bb soprano, Eb alto, Eb contra alto), I decided once and for all to re-record this piece.

As usual, the Eb clarinet part is played on Bb clarinet. This time, the 2nd Bb clarinet part is actually played on alto, and contra alto was used for both the bass and contrabass parts. Of course, I had to make a few range edits for the lower 2 parts.

I worked on this project intermittently. The contra alto parts were finished first, and the alto parts followed shortly after. I then put the project on hold due to the school semester. During Winter Break, I finally got the chance to perfect (as much as I can) the Bb parts, and today (15 Jan 2017) I present my proudest cover of sevenstars0828's arrangement. 

Of course it's not perfect, but I can finally say I did my best. And that is enough for me :)

Is this my final involvement with this song? Can I finally move on to work on the many other projects I have started?

Time will tell…

Set up:

• Bb soprano clarinet for Eb clarinet and Bb clarinet 1 (LeBlanc Normandy, Vandoren 5RV Lyre mouthpiece, Bonade Inverted ligature, Vandoren V12 #4.5 reeds for Eb clarinet, Vandoren Blue Box #4 reeds for Bb clarinet 1)

• Eb alto clarinet for Bb clarinet 2 and Eb alto clarinet(Noblet, JD Hite mouthpiece, an unknown inverted Vandoren ligature, Vandoren Java #3 alto saxophone reeds)

• Eb contra alto clarinet for Bb bass clarinet and Bb contrabass clarinet(Selmer Bundy, Clarke Fobes Nova mouthpiece, Rovner Dark ligature, Legere synthetic reed #3, PVC pipe inserted into bell to allow for low D)

Senbonzakura (千本桜) [2017]

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