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Sea Shanty Variations
General Info
Year: 2013
Duration: c. 1:30
Difficulty: I (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: FJH Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $45.00 | Score Only - $5.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Snare Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Bells
- Slapstick
- Tambourine
- Tom-Tom
- Vibra-slap
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
With images of sailors hoisting the sail and swabbing the deck, this work is based on the well-known chanty Drunken Sailor.This rhythmical work also give you the opportunity to teach theme and variations. Let's hoist the anchor and go.
-Program Note from publisher
Get ready to hoist anchor and set sail with this dramatic theme and variations based on the well-known shanty Drunken Sailor. Experience the jaunty, swashbuckling theme as it is passed throughout the band and developed in captivating ways. Steeped in nautical lore, this engaging work is certain to be a concert favorite. All hands on deck!
-Program Note by FJH Music
Sea Shanty Variations is based on the well-known sea song Drunken Sailor, taking the shanty through an introduction, main theme, three variations, and dramatic conclusion. The first variation introduces a countermelody in the upper woodwinds. The second variation bounces the melody around the different instrument families. A short transition builds to the third variation, labeled “All Hands on Deck!”, during which the countermelody returns as the full ensemble drives to an exciting finish. Sea Shanty Variations is dedicated to the John Middleton Elementary School 5th Grade Band, Skokie, Illinois.
-Program Note by McCracken Middle School Symphonic Band concert program,18 December 2013
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- McCracken Middle School (Skokie, Ill.) Symphonic Band (David Morrison, conductor) – 18 December 2013 (2013 Midwest Clinic)
- Capital University Wind Band Invitational and Concert Band Reading Session (Kent White, conductor) - 22 November 2013
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Chorale and Mystic Chant (Flex instrumentation) (2004/2020)
- Voyage of the Dragon Armada (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
All Wind Works
- The Big Mambo (2015)
- Chorale and Mystic Chant (Flex instrumentation) (2004/2020)
- Cloud Gate
- Count Rockula (2009)
- Friends of Freedom (2006)
- The Greatest Gift (2017)
- Mad Dash (2016)
- Pirates of the Barbary Coast (2009)
- Sea Shanty Variations (2013)
- Song of the Blacksmith, The (as arranger)
- Spyscape
- Starry Night (2015)
- Teleportation (2016)
- To Sail Beyond the Stars
- Traffic Jam (2008)
- Voyage of the Dragon Armada (2017)
- Voyage of the Dragon Armada (Flex instrumentation) (2017/2020)
- The Wobbly Unicycle