Seafarers, The

David P. Miller

David P Miller

General Info

Year: 2008
Duration: c. 6:04
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Silver Clef Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $85.00

Instrumentation:

Full Score
Condensed Score
Compressed Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Sop. Clarinet
B-flat Sop. Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone 1-2
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium TC
Euphonium BC
Tuba
Percussion, including:

• Timpani
• Percussion I-II

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Description

In this second volume of our AMERICAN FRONTIER SUITES series, we bring you five tunes popular in the early years of nationhood of the United States of America:

• Sailing, Sailing
• Sailor's Hornpipe
• Eternal Father, Strong to Save (Navy Hymn)
• Blow The Man Down
• Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean

All of these tunes are still recognizable today, in the twenty-first century.

This arrangement is rated "Medium Easy" or Grade III, but actually it is a Grade III "plus", because of the woodwind parts in the "Sailors' Hornpipipe." It's great fun to learn and play, but it will take even a good player some practice to get those parts down. The overall difficulty of the piece is enough to be challenging and interesting, but not quite enough to edge into Grade IV territory.

Program Notes

In Volume 2 of his American Frontier Suites, The SEAFARERS, arranger David Miller brings us six tunes popular during the early years of America's nationhood.

This suite spotlights five popular tunes from the early American seafaring years. In this suite, you will hear the melodies Sailing, Sailing,The Sailor’s Hornpipe, The Navy Hymn, also called Eternal Father, Strong to Save, Blow the Man Down, and Columbia the Gem of the Ocean.

Ladies and gentlemen, enjoy with us now Volume 2 of David Miller’s American Frontier Suite series: THE SEAFARERS.

- Program Note by arranger

Media

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State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• The Mississippi Community Symphonic Band (David P. Miller, conductor) - 23 Aug 2008

Works for Winds by This Composer

• Alamo March (arr. Miller) (1916/2016)
• Amazing Grace (as arranger)
• The American Frontier Suites Series (as editor)
  • The Revolutionaries (AFS #1)
  • The Seafarers (AFS #2)
  • The Appalachian Frontier (AFS #3)
  • River Valley Suite (AFS #4)
  • The Builders (AFS #5)
  • Pushing Westward (AFS #6)
  • Gold Rush Days (AFS #7)
  • Brother Against Brother (AFS #8)
  • A Nation Divided (AFS #9)
  • The War to End All Wars (AFS #21)
• Association of Concert Bands March, The
• Birthday of a King
• Bombasto March (as arranger)
• Camp Town Bash
• Cedar Key Calypso
• Celebration of Liberty
• Centurions (original)
• Christmas Magic
• Downeaster March
• El Capitan (as editor)
• The Ensemble Concert Books - Volume 1
  • The Washington Post March -ECB1- (editor)
  • What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor? -ECB1- (as arranger)
  • How Great Thou Art -ECB1- (as arranger)
  • Bill Bailey -ECB1- (as editor)
  • Give My Regards to Broadway -ECB1- (as arranger)
  • Greensleeves -ECB1- (as arranger)
  • A Bicycle Built for Two -ECB1- (as arranger)
  • Grandfather's Clock -ECB1- (as arranger)
  • Onward, Christian Soldiers -ECB1- (as arranger)
  • You Tell Me Your Dreams -ECB1- (as arranger)
  • You're a Grand Old Flag -ECB1- (arr. Arnie Gross, ed. DMiller)
  • The Billboard March -ECB1- (as editor)
• The Ensemble Concert Books - CHILDREN'S VOLUME
  • Pop Goes the Weasel -ECBKids- (as arranger)
  • The Farmer in the Dell -ECBKids- (as arranger)
  • Are You Sleeping -ECBKids- (as arranger)
  • Old MacDonald -ECBKids- (as arranger)
  • Found a Peanut (My Darling Clementine) -ECBKids- (as arranger)
  • Twinkle, Twinkle -ECBKids- (as arranger)
  • A Baby Bumblebee -ECBKids- (as arranger)
  • Jesus Loves Me -ECBKids- (as arranger)
  • Polly Wolly Doodle -ECBKids- (as arranger)
  • The Muffin Man -ECBKids- (as arranger)
  • The Itsy Bitsy Spider -ECBKids- (as arranger)
  • The Bear Went Over the Mountain -ECBKids- (as arranger)
  • London Bridge -ECBKids- (as arranger)
  • On Top of Old Smokey -ECBKids- (as arranger)
  • My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean -ECBKids- (as arranger)
• Fairgreen March
• For All The Saints (as arranger)
• Harold B. Bachman March, The
• Hydrophobia (as arranger)
• I’m An Angel (Just in Time for Christmas)
• Joyful, Joyful
• The Laughing Trombone
• Lexington Processional (formerly CCAF March)
• Liberty Bell March (as arranger)
• Moon Landing, USA (2019)
• Nebula (Concert March)
• O Holy Night (as arranger) (1847/2005)
• Panis Angelicus (for SSAA with band)
• Pathfinder of Panama (as arranger)
• A Patriot's Anthem
• Pearl River March
• The Pledge of Allegiance
• Rifle Regiment March (as editor)
• Rondo for Horns and Concert Band (2020)
• Semper Supra - Guardians We! (2022)
• Solar Eclipse (2017)
• Spanish Serenade
• The Star Spangled Banner Noble
• Swingle Bells
• Symphonic Suite for Band
• Touching Basses
• Trident, The
• US Hooray!
• The Vanished Army (as arranger)
• Washington Post March (as editor)
• Xylo Lagniappe

Resources

• http://silverclefmusic.com/product/afs-02-the-seafarers/ Silver Clef Music "AFS #2 - The Seafarers"]