Duration: 1:5 GRADE 0.5 CB12 $5.00 Longships Ryan Meeoer Instrumentation: lute - 8 Ooe - 2 REVIEW ONLY arinet - 8 B Bass arinet - 1 E Alto Saxophone - 6 B Tenor Saxophone - 3 E tone Saxophone - 1 B Trumpet 1-3 B Trumpet 2-3 Horn - 2 Tromone, tone, Bassoon - tone Trele e - 1 Tua - 2 String Bass - 1 Snare Drum, Bass Drum - 2 Crash Cymals, Tamourine, Triangle -
Longships Ryan Meeoer Longships ere sea vessels made and used y the Vikings rom the Nordic countries or trade, commerce, exploration, and arare during the Viking Age. The longship is characterized as a graceul, long, narro, light, ooden oat ith a shallo-drat hull designed or speed. The ship's shallo drat alloed navigation in aters only one metre deep and permitted each landings, hile its light eight enaled it to e carried over portages. This piece relects the expedition o such ships through its music, ocusing on using the irst six notes learned in most method ooks. It opens ith many o the part portraying the roing o the shipﾇs oars and aves crashing against its sides. The trumpets enter ith the main melody at measure 5, relecting the eeling o the shipmates roing the oars. As the harmonies enter at measure 13, e sure these players donﾇt over shado the melody as it continues through this section. A contrasting section egins at measure 21, ith the oodinds playing ne material, in a light, quiet ashion. ractice getting the change in styles rom loud to sot, and detached to smooth. This ill help your and achieve the ull potential and importance o this section. The REVIEW rass take over the melody at measure 29, as the music moves ONLY toards the return o the main melody at measure 39, giving the lo instruments an opportunity to shine. Be sure the lo rass and oodinds play out through measure 39-7, hile controlling their sound, as the remaining players provide strong ackgrounds. Ryan Meeoer is a music educator, ho otained his degree through the Ontario Institute or Studies in Education at the University o Toronto. As a composer, he has ritten and arranged many pieces or concert and, jazz and, and small ensemles. His young and piece, Last Voyage o the Queen Anne's Revenge, has een ell received y perormers, educators, and audiences, and his pieces are starting to e ound on estival and contest lists. As a perormer, he has had experience in several groups, including concert and stage ands, chamer choir, vocal jazz ensemle, acoustic duets, and the Hamilton ased sing group, ﾈThe Main Sing Connectionﾉ. Ryan egan studying music at the age o seven through private guitar lessons. During his years in elementary and secondary school, he gained experience in several amilies o instruments. ocusing on music education and theory (including composition and orchestration), he attended McMaster University to achieve his honours degree in music. Ryan is currently a teacher or the Halton District School Board in Ontario, here he continues to compose and arrange. lease contact the composer i you require any urther inormation aout this piece or his availaility or commissioning ne orks and appearances. ryan.meeoer@enpmusic.com ISBN: 9781771570596 CATALOG NUMBER: CB12 COST: $5.00 DURATION: 1:5 DIICULTY RATING:GRADE 0.5 Concert Band.enpmusic.com
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