Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Chimes, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet...(+)
Band Bass Clarinet, Bass
Drum, Bassoon, Chimes,
Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2,
Clarinet 3, Crash
Cymbals, Euphonium,
Euphonium T.C., Flute,
Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3,
Horn 4, Mallet
Percussion, Oboe,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Snare Drum, Suspended
Cymbal and more.
SKU:
CF.CPS270F
Composed
by Carl Strommen. Full
score. 32 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #CPS270F.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CPS270F).
ISBN 9781491164099.
UPC:
680160922888.
Scrim
shaw is the technique of
whalebone and ivory
carving that was started
by sailors centuries ago.
Inspired by the
composer's stay in
Utqiagvik, Alaska, this
composition musically
illustrates scenes from
these carvings
that depict a day of
Alaskan fishing. Starting
broadly and majestically,
the music quickly moves
to a lively and energetic
section that features
syncopation and
introduces the concept of
canonic entrances. A
return to the initial
thematic material brings
the piece to an
exciting conclusion.
Although challenging in
many ways, this
composition fully rewards
all performers and
listeners with a
thrilling musical
journey.
Scrimshaw is
the technique of ivory
carving, an art form I
saw firsthand during my
stay in Barrow
(Utqiagvik), the
northernmost town in
North America. Scrimshaw
Tales depicts some of the
scenes that sailors and
artists once carved into
whale bone and ivory,
often related to the
day-to-day activities of
Alaskan fishing crews.The
opening 28 measures (Port
at Dawn) should be played
broadly and majestically.
Measures 29 through 66 (A
Gathering of Ships)
should be playing in a
lively and energetic
manner. The various
canonic entrances
represent the ships as
they leave port
one-by-one. Measures 67
through 132 (Out to Sea)
should be played
forcefully and
energetically. Each
successive entrance
should push the pulse of
this section to its
conclusion at
132.Measures 133 through
150 (Return to Port)
recalls the opening
section, played with
sweeping grandeur.
