Band Exressions Series Correlates ith Book To of BAND EXPRESSIONS Auld Lang Syne Arranged y ROBERT W. SMITH (ASCAP) and MICHAEL STORY (ASCAP) INSTRUMENTATION Conductor 8 C lute Ooe Bassoon st B% Clarinet nd B% Clarinet B% Bass Clarinet E% Alto Saxohone B% Tenor Saxohone E% Baritone Saxohone st B% Trumet nd B% Trumet Horn in Tromone Baritone Baritone Trele Clef Mallet Percussion (Chimes) Otional Piano/Keyoard Timani (Tune: B% E%) Percussion I (Triangle Wind Chimes Bass Drum Otional Kick Drum Ride Cymal Snare Drum) Percussion II (Woodlocks Susended Cymal) WORLD PARTS Availale for donload from.alfred.com/orldarts Horn in E% Tromone/Baritone in B% Bass Clef in E% Bass Clef in E% Trele Clef in B% Bass Clef in B% Trele Clef PROGRAM NOTES The most recognizale melody for English-seakers during the annual Ne Year s Eve celeration is AULD LANG SYNE. Roert Burns first ulished this old Scottish song in the 796 edition of the ook entitled Scots Musical Museum. Burns transcried it (and refined the lyrics) after he heard it sung y an elderly man from the Ayrshire area of Scotland. It is often said that AULD LANG SYNE is one of the most oular songs in the orld yet fe kno the lyrics. The term syne literally translates to old long since and means times gone y. The song asks hether old friends and old times ill e forgotten and romises to rememer fondly eole of the ast. Please note: Our and and orchestra music is no eing collated y an automatic high-seed system. The enclosed arts are no sorted y age count rather than score order. We hoe this ill not resent any difficulty for you in distriuting the arts. Thank you for your understanding.
It as andleader Guy Lomardo not Roert Burns ho oularized the song and turned it into a Ne Year s tradition. Lomardo first heard AULD LANG SYNE in his hometon of London Ontario here it as sung y Scottish immigrants. When he and his rothers formed the famous dance and Guy Lomardo and His Royal Canadians the song ecame one of their standards. Lomardo layed the song at midnight at a Ne Year s Eve arty at the Roosevelt Hotel in Ne York City in 99 and a tradition as orn. After that Lomardo s version of the song as layed every Ne Year s Eve from the 930s until 976 at the Waldorf-Astoria. In the first years it as roadcast on radio and then on television. It has een said that AULD LANG SYNE must e layed for the American ulic to really elieve that the ne year has arrived! Roert W. Smith and Michael Story s arrangement of AULD LANG SYNE ays triute to this honored tradition and to the unique sound of Guy Lomardo and His Royal Canadians. We invite you to oin the and and sing along as e honor the old year and celerate the ne. NOTES TO THE CONDUCTOR AULD LANG SYNE correlates ith Unit 3 of Band Exressions Book To. Hoever it as ritten to e erformed y ands of multile levels and to sulement any method ook. The oening hrases literally count don the last fe ticks of the clock as the old year ends and ne year egins. You may ish to stage the oodlocks rominently to enhance the effect. The arrangement is ritten for the and to sing or for the entire community to oin in the celeration. If the audience is invited to sing e suggest that the lyrics e rinted in the rogram or roected on a large screen. As stated aove this is one of those melodies that everyody knos ut very fe actually kno the lyrics! As the and lays the melody for the second time feel free to turn to the audience again to ensure that they continue to sing. Deending uon the roficiency level of the ensemle feel free to interret this iece in a Guy Lomardo style. We suggest that you otain a Lomardo recording to lay for the and in the rehearsal setting and lead a discussion as to the unique qualities of his style. The saxohones may use virato if it is develomentally aroriate for your classroom. We hoe that you the and and audience enoy AULD LANG SYNE and find it to e a valued yearly addition to your holiday concert rogram. Best ishes for a onderful erformance!
CONDUCTOR C lute Ooe Bassoon B Clarinets B Bass Clarinet E Alto Saxohone B Tenor Saxohone E Baritone Saxohone B Trumets Horn in Tromone Baritone Mallet Percussion (Chimes) Timani Percussion I (Triangle Wind Chimes Bass Drum Otional Kick Drum Ride Cymal Snare Drum) Percussion II (Wood Blocks Susended Cymal) Gently q = 88 Gently q = 88 Chimes Tune: B E Triangle Wood Blocks Œ Wind (Bar) Chimes P Correlated to Unit of Band Exressions Book To Auld Lang Syne A Holiday areell for Band Œ Sus. Cym. 3 MMVI BELWIN-MILLS PUBLISHING CORP. (ASCAP) a division of ALRED PUBLISHING CO. INC. All Rights Reserved including Pulic Performance To urchase a full-length recording of this iece go to alfred.com/donloads Œ Arranged y ROBERT W. SMITH (ASCAP) and MICHAEL STORY (ASCAP) Ó Œ. Ó Œ Œ Ó ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Conductor - l. O. Bsn. Cls. B. Cl. A. Sax. T. Sax. Bar. Sax. Tts. Hn. Tn. Bar. Mlt. Perc. Tim. Perc. I Perc. II. Warmly. Warmly acquaint - - ance e for-got And nev - er ro t to mind ac-quaint - ance (ot. 8va). acquaint - - ance e for-got And nev - er ro t to mind ac-quaint - ance (ot. 8va) acquaint - - ance e for-got And nev - er ro t to mind ac-quaint - ance one layer (otional tutti) acquaint - - ance e for-got And nev - er ro t to mind ac-quaint - ance Ride Cymal B.D. (ot. Kick) acquaint - - ance e for-got And nev - er ro t to mind ac-quaint - ance. acquaint - - ance e for-got And nev - er ro t to mind ac-quaint - ance Cue: Bar. Sax... acquaint - - ance e for-got And nev - er ro t to mind ac-quaint - ance. acquaint - - ance e for-got And nev - er ro t to mind ac-quaint - ance. Cue: Bar. Sax. div..... acquaint - - ance e for-got And nev - er ro t to mind ac-quaint - ance. acquaint - - ance e for-got And nev - er ro t to mind ac-quaint - ance... acquaint - - ance e for-got And nev - er ro t to mind ac-quaint - ance.................. 6................ 7 Œ Ó 8................ 9
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