Mascagni: Intermezzo from the Opera "Cavalleria Rusticana" Organ part arrangement for wind ensemble by Yuki Hasegawa (sheet music)
This orchestration was commissioned by Arparpa Planning, led by harpist Dr. Anju Sato, and premiered in Tokyo on 7 July 2025, as part of a highly successful concert themed around Nino Rota.
Instrumentation: Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in B♭, Bassoon, 2 Horns, Trumpet in B♭
Size: A4 (PDF)
Number of Pages: 6 pages of wind section score, 1 page each of part x 8 parts
Aim and Effect of This Orchestration
This orchestration was inspired by the gorgeous sound of the organ ringing an octave higher in the recording of the piece conducted by Mascagni himself.
The trumpet and piccolo are layered in octaves to create a very organ-like sound.
In the Cilento International Music Festival 2025, a smaller ensemble version but used trumpet same way, helped me win the Audience Award in the Conducting category.
Notes
This score does not include all parts. Because the nuances of the string parts are so different between Mascagni’s piano sketch (which can be found at the beginning of opera score of the Bote & Bock edition), manuscript of the opera score, Sonzogno edition (first edition), Parts of the Sonzogno edition, and the Bote & Bock edition.
Each has its merits and are fascinating. I have refrained from presenting my version here like the definitive version.
You can use this parts set by adjusting the nuances as appropriate to suit your interpretation.
Regarding performance use
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Arranger Yuki Hasegawa:
Arranger, conductor, pianist and producer.
She completed the department of piano at the Kunitachi College of Music, and the departments of chamber music, écriture musicale and orchestration at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris-CNR. She also studied écriture musicale at the CNSM-Lyon. She studied under Profs. Alain Louvier, Bernard de Crépy and other representative professors in France in terms of composition and arrangement.
After her chamber music career, she completed the orchestral conducting biennio department at the Milano Civica Scuola di Musica Claudio Abbado.
She has arranged works commissioned by the Japan Croatia Music Society, the Blumenstein Piano Association, Arparpa Planning, and others. She also participates in projects as a conductor, pianist, member of jury, and lecturer.
She is a member of the Irish Music Rights Organisation and the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society in U.K. Her works can be licensed by representative organisations in each country.
Representative of the Edition les bons concerts and cooperating artist of the Austrian Imperial Arts (Vienna) and Pro Arte Musicae Co., Ltd. (Tokyo).
(As of 27, August 2025)
Latest information & inquiries: https://yukihasegawa.com
