CAIT NISHIMURA
B R E AT H O F T H E M O U N TA I N S
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CAIT NISHIMURA
BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS for concert band
Duration: 5:00 Dif culty: Grade 3.5
Program notes and publishing information:
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Flute 1, 2 Oboe Bassoon B♭ Clarinet 1, 2, 3 B♭ Bass Clarinet E♭ Alto Saxophone 1, 2 B♭ Tenor Saxophone E♭ Baritone Saxophone B♭ Trumpet 1, 2, 3 F Horn 1, 2, 3 Trombone 1, 2 Euphonium (B♭ treble part included) Tuba Timpani Chimes Marimba Percussion 1 (tambourine, bass drum, snare drum) Percussion 2 (suspended cymbal, hi-hat)
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Instrumentation
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.
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When writing this piece, I re ected on my time visiting Lethbridge in 2020, where I had the opportunity to connect with the welcoming music community and also experience the warm sunshine and expansive, powerful winds that de ne 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.
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Copyright © Cait Nishimura (SOCAN) All rights reserved. Published by Cait Nishimura Music | caitnishimura.com Distributed by Just a Theory Press | justatheorypress.com First published in 2023; second edition published in 2026 Front cover photography and design by Cait Nishimura
SCORE commissioned by the Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Gold Symphonic Band
BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
B♭ Trumpet 1
B♭ Trumpet 2
B♭ Trumpet 3
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
F Horn 3
Trombone 1
Bsn 8va
Euphonium
Tuba
Double Bass
Timpani
Chimes
Marimba
Percussion 1 Tambourine Snare Drum Bass Drum
Percussion 2 Suspended Cymbal Hi-Hat
© Cait Nishimura 2023 / 2026 (SOCAN) All rights reserved. Published by Cait Nishimura Music | caitnishimura.com Distributed by Just a Theory Press | justatheorypress.com
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Trombone 2
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Bass Clarinet
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B♭ Clarinet 3
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B♭ Clarinet 1
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Bassoon
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Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe
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A. Sax. 1
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T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
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Hn. 2
Hn. 3
Tbn. 1
Euph.
Tba
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Timp.
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Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
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Sus. Cymbal
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Cl. 2
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Cl. 3
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A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
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Tpt. 1
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Tpt. 3
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Hn. 2
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Tbn. 1
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Euph.
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Perc. 1
Perc. 2
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Cl. 1
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4
Tambourine
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A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
Hn. 3
Tbn. 1
Euph.
Tba
D. B.
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Mar.
Perc. 1
Perc. 2
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Cl. 2
Cl. 3
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A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
Hn. 3
Tbn. 2
Euph.
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B.D.
Perc. 2
PE
Tbn. 1
B.D.
R
Cl. 1
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Bsn
U
Ob.
R
Fl. 2
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35 Fl. 1
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Cl. 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
Hn. 3
Tbn. 1
Euph.
Tba
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Timp.
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pizz.
PE
Tbn. 2
E
Cl. 2
R
Cl. 1
O
Bsn
U
Ob.
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Fl. 2
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Fl. 1
= 68
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Cl. 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
Hn. 1
Hn. 2
Hn. 3
Tbn. 1
Euph.
Tba
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PE
Tbn. 2
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Cl. 3
R
Cl. 2
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D = 74
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Cl. 2
Cl. 3
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A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
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Cl. 1
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79 Fl. 1
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Hi-Hat
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Cl. 3
B. Cl.
A. Sax. 1
A. Sax. 2
T. Sax.
Bar. Sax.
Tpt. 1
Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
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PE
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PE
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S.D.
H.H.
PE
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E
Cl. 3
R
Cl. 2
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111 Fl. 1
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Cl. 3
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Tpt. 2
Tpt. 3
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NISHIMURA - BREATH OF THE MOUNTAINS = 80
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