Note that as far as I know this book is still available. Go to your local bookstore and special order it by ISBN: 477322097X. Even better if it's a Japanese bookstore.
It is also listed as available on YesAsia.com:
http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/p ... ion-books/
I am working on scanning the rest of the book; so far I'm done with all of Nikopatch, and I'm slowly making my way through Hotchpotch. The eventual goal is to make a PDF version available against the inevitable time when the book itself is out-of-print and no longer available.
For those interested in playing this piece, here is a translation of the arranger's notes:
- Ending theme from TV anime "Wolf's Rain."
- The four measures of the introduction should be played with a gentle touch, evoking the image of a quiet orchestra performance.
- The repeated quarter-notes that appear in the fifth measure form the heart of the piece, so try to play them with a sure and stable tempo. In particular, where these quarter-notes are divided between the left and right hands, beginning at the top of the second page, put effort into arranging the timing.
- Use plenty of pedal in the four measures that form the bottom bar of page 3, building a rolling echo.
- Build to forte starting in the last measure of the first bar of page 4. Then at the end of the third bar, take a breath before quietly proceeding into bar 4, and proceed to play the ending gently and calmly.
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~orion/musi ... 050506.mp3
Don't mind any clicks or hums; that's the best I can do with the microphone built into my laptop. Also don't mind my mistakes if you hear them; this is the best take I had. I'm willing to rerecord on request.