SAMPLE. The Creation of Stonehenge. Jeremy Woolstenhulme. Kjos String Orchestra Grade 4 Full Conductor Score SO285F $8.00

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1 Kjos String Orchestra Grade 4 Full Conductor Score SO85F $8.00 Jeremy Woolstenhulme The Creation o Stonehenge Neil A. Kjos Music Coany Publisher

2 The Coosition SO85 The Cooser Jeremy Woolstenhulme received his B.M.E. rom Brigham Young University in 000 and an M.A. in Perormance rom the University o Nevada (Las Vegas) in 005. Currently, Mr. Woolstenhulme serves as the orchestra director at Hyde Park Middle School in the Clark County School District. He has traveled with his orchestra to London, Washington, D.C., Boston, and New York. Mr. Woolstenhulme s orchestra was selected to play at the 008 Midwest Clinic in Chicago. He is also a contract musician with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, cellist or the Seasons String Quartet, and a reelance musician perorming at many venues located on the amed Las Vegas Strip. He lives with his beautiul wie Taryn and their two children, Cadence Belle and Coda Blake. The Creation o Stonehenge was commissioned by Ryan Dudder or the Las Vegas Youth Orchestra and was premiered by the group in October o 008 with Ryan Dudder conducting. A strong gong attack at the beginning is iortant in representing the magic o Stonehenge. When the violins enter, the gong should retreat into the background and ocus should be put on the violins. Make sure violinists play grace notes just beore the beat. Have the students watch each other s bows so they can use the same amount and stay together. At m. 9, the nd violins and violas should use a lot o bow to make the melody as expressive as possible. In m. 7, however, these parts should come down to make room or the cello and st violin duet. The cello and bass spin at m. 43 should be practiced so that all students spin together. This is purely or the audience and is all about the look. Have students place their hands on the instruments, move the instruments out rom their bodies, and spin them in towards their bodies so they are spinning in the same direction. In m. 67, instruct the cellos and basses to pull a ast bow on the irst note: this will help the rhythm stay steady. At m. 99 the violins are going to tend to slow down. Have them try and keep up the momentum. From m. 35 to the end, try to push the teo orward. Despite the higher, more diicult position in the violins, the ensemble cannot slow down through this triuhant inal passage. Have all the students lit their bows high into the air on the last note or a dramatic ending. I hope you and your students enjoy The Creation o Stonehenge! Instrumentation List (Set C) 8 st Violin 8 nd Violin Percussion I ( Players): 5 3 rd Violin (Viola T.C.) Suspended Cymbal 5 Viola 5 Percussion II: 5 String Bass -tom Keyboard * Full Conductor Score *Same as part but without pedal diagrams. Additional scores and parts are available. Learning Bank: Stonehenge Stonehenge is a amous prehistoric monument in Great Britain. The original site consisted o 80 large stone pillars, or megaliths, arranged in a circle, although only hal remain today. The stones are arranged in groups o three, with two standing upright and the third set horizontally across the top. Construction o the site was carried out in phases over many years between around 3,00 BC and,000 BC. Stonehenge is a place o great mystery. Although there are many theories explaining its origin and unction, nobody today knows or sure who built it and why. Some people believe it was built by an unknown prehistoric culture; others think it was made by the Druids, an ancient Celtic priesthood; still others think it was constructed by giants and Merlin s magic. Speculations about its unction vary just as widely: some people think it was an ancient burial ground, others believe it was a ceremonial and religious location. The truth is, nobody knows or sure. Do you have any idea who built Stonehenge and or what purpose?

3 Suggested Activities Turning your rehearsal and perormance o The Creation o Stonehenge into an interdisciplinary learning experience is easy and un. Have students explore the mysterious history o Stonehenge in groups or individually with the ollowing two imaginative exercises: ) Creative Writing The origins o Stonehenge are murky and many theories have been developed to explain this unique place. Have students develop their own theories about the origin and unction o Stonehenge. Encourage them to use their imaginations and treat this as an exercise in creative writing. The music naturally tells a story have students put this musical story into words as they develop their own theories, irst-person narratives, historical ictions, or other ideas relating to Stonehenge. For basic inormation about the site, students can reer to the Learning Bank in their parts (and p. o this score). Here s an exale o an historical iction story about the creation o Stonehenge: The mist rose slowly o the green grass as Kelton walked along the trail toward the vast circular ditch. This sacred location, prepared by his ancestors centuries ago, was where the tribal elders chose to lay the stones. With painstaking labor, the massive stones were hauled rom hundreds o miles away, over hills and rivers, to this special place. With a lot o hard work and a little luck, they would be set up in time or the celebration o the Summer Solstice. Upon arrival, he could see men rom many dierent clans rom all over the country: some had tools made o deer bone and wood and others had long poles and ropes. With clashes o sound and lashes o light, the building commenced. As they worked in unison, they gained momentum, working to a aster and aster rhythm. The placing o the stones became a dance as they moved back and orth. As the stones were set, they irst looked to Kelton as i they would all at the slightest touch. But to his amazement they were irm and stable. The old man rom his village said the stones would stand the test o time. All o them worked very hard through rainstorms and exhausting heat; many days passed, but inally the giant ring o stones was colete. Kelton knew this would become a place o spiritual strength and source o power to his people. The long awaited Stonehenge was created and the magic o this mystical place would last orever. ) News Flash! Imagine that some great discovery was made at Stonehenge. Perhaps an iortant artiact was ound, or maybe an ancient diary (activity # essay) or a musical score. (Disregard the act that written language and musical notation were not a part o ancient Celtic culture.) Students can read their creation aloud in the manner o a news anchor at the concert beore playing the piece. For exale: News lash! A team o archeologists just unearthed an ancient piece o music that sheds new light on the history o Stonehenge in Great Britain. Pulled rom the ground in the hills around the legendary site, the piece is a musical account o the building o magical Stonehenge. Our orchestra has painstakingly dusted o the manuscript and recreated the age-old sounds or you. You are the irst audience to hear this stirring music since Celtic tribesmen originally produced it 4,500 years ago. So sit back, relax, and allow yourselves to be transported to The Creation o Stonehenge! 3 00 Neil A. Kjos Music Coany. This page authorized or duplication. SO85

4 4 Full Conductor Score Approx. time 4:0 Violins Viola String Bass Percussion I: Suspended Cymbal, Percussion II: -tom For the Las Vegas Youth Orchestra, Las Vegas, NV. Ryan Dudder, Director. The Creation o Stonehenge Jeremy Woolstenhulme p p Slowly (q = 64) Slowly (q = 64) Slowly (q = 64) m 3 00 Neil A. Kjos Music Coany, 438 Jutland Drive, San Diego, Caliornia 97. International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. WARNING! The contents o this publication are protected by copyright law. To copy or reproduce them by any method is an inringement o the copyright law. Anyone who reproduces copyrighted matter is subject to substantial penalties and assessments or each inringement. 4 always let ring 5 6 SO85

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