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■Comment by the Composer
“Take Off II” is the newly revised version of the march “Take Off”, originally composed in the spring of 1985 as a test piece submission for the All Japan Band Association, which was selected for use in the 34th All Japan Band Competition (1986). This work, which began my most earnest desire to compose wind music, is a sort of kind of landmark in my career. While it is my pleasure that this work has been performed many times from then until now, it is also regrettable that there were many amateurish parts scored in the original version. I tried to revise it many times, but I found it difficult to re-engage this energetic project created in my youth, as twenty years managed to slip by.
Mr. Kanai, the organizer of NANIWA Orchestral Winds, encouraged me to re-write the march, and so I finally completed this new version.
I added the parts that were cut in the original work and improved orchestration and harmony according to my present senses. I feel the character of the whole song became clearer. I would be pleased to have musicians of this new generation enjoy producing my best effort of “Take Off” Concert March.
Tomohiro Tatebe
■About Composer: Tomohiro Tatebe
Born in Niigata in 1957, Tatebe graduated from Komazawa University as a Japanese literature major. He studied Saxophone under Kazuo Tomioka and composition/arranging with Naohiro Iwai and Takashi Ueno. He produces wind chamber music and many arrangements and original works for wind band. He annually presents works to “Prosperous Future for Band into the 21st Century KYO-EN” as a member-composer.
Major works include the concert march “Take Off” (1986 All Japan Band Competition test piece), “A Reminiscence of the Times” for Wind Orchestra (commissioned for the 30th anniversary of Ryukoku University Symphonic Band), “Suite on Celtic Folk Songs”, “Dance Celebration” (commissioned for the 25th anniversary of Itoigawa Symphonic Band), “Intermezzo” (commissioned for the 15th anniversary of Niigata Wind Orchestra), “Prelude to a New Era” (Tokyo Trumpet Choir commission) and so on.
He is an instructor of Tamagawa Gakuen Jr. H.S. Division Wind Band, visiting director of Ryukoku University Symphonic Band, regular conductor of Itoigawa Symphonic Band, and music supervisor of Morioka Wind Band.
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