TRADITION O EXCELLENCE EXCELLENCE IN ERORMANCE KOS CONCERT BAND GRADE WB6 $700 RYAN NOWLIN A Medieval Memory Song o the Sco Correlated ith TRADITION O EXCELLENCE Book, age SAMLE NEIL A KOS MSIC COMANY BLISHER
Aout the Comoser A native o Cleveland, Ohio, Ryan Nolin holds oth his BM and MM degrees rom Boling Green State niversity (Ohio) He has taught instrumental music or ten years, most recently in the Brecksville- Broadvie Heights School District (Ohio), here he directed the high school ind ensemle, marching and, azz ensemle, symhonic and, and eighth grade and Mr Nolin as also an instructor in conducting and and scoring at Boling Green State niversity and has served as a sta arranger or the Kansas State niversity Marching Band as ell as the BGS alcon Marching Band Mr Nolin is an active comoser and arranger, and has een commissioned to rite or Grade through Grade 6 concert ands, rass quintet, tua quartet, horn ensemle, and solo horn and iano A Christmas anare is eatured as the oening iece on The Toer Brass s CD Snoed In Again His Elegy (or Herert A Sencer) as remiered in 005 at the 7th International Horn Society Summer Symosium y Grammy Aard Winner Andre elletier He has co-authored a and method called Tradition o Excellence, a and director s textook called Teaching Band ith Excellence and a series o music theory, ear training, and history orkooks called Excellence in Theory ith noted author, comoser, and educator, Bruce earson In 00, Mr Nolin oined The resident s On nited States Marine Band, here he currently serves as assistant director Ryan s numerous aards include the ames aul Kennedy Music Achievement Aard, the Mark and Helen Kelly Band Aard, the aculty Excellence Aard or his ork at BGS, and he as recently named one o Boling Green State niversity s Accomlished Graduates He is a memer o i Kaa Lamda, MENC, ASCA, and the International Horn Society He also holds honorary memershis in hi Mu Alha Sinonia, Kaa Kaa si and Tau Beta Sigma Mr Nolin s ulications can e ound at the Neil A Kos Music Comany and at mcgintymusiccom Neither The resident s On nited States Marine Band, the S Marine Cors nor any other comonent o the Deartment o Deense or the S Government has endorsed this material Aout the Comosition In Old English, the ord sco (ronounced sho ) means shaer, and it descries someone ho as a singer, a oet, a story-maker a creator ust like any modern comoser, oet, storyteller, or erormer, a sco took the materials o comosition erhas old tales, real and ictional; erhas old melodies reimagined; erhas recent events, told truly or alsely; erhas original ideas nely dreamed and ove them together like strands o aric in a taestry, thus shaing a ne creative ork Old English oetry is illed ith examles o the oer o the sco: the eic oem Beoul comes immediately to mind, as do the shorter ut no less oerul Old English elegiac oems knon to us no y common titles like The Wanderer or The Seaarer Like a modern comoser or storyteller, a sco had great oer ecause he or she could shae others reality through song and story, estalishing or us, the audience, the terms or ho e rememer hat as and dream aout hat is yet to come SAMLE A Medieval Memory: Song o the Sco is insired y and dedicated to the comoser s rother, Dr Steele Nolin, scholar o medieval literature, English roessor, and lielong riend Correlation ith TRADITION O EXCELLENCE A Medieval Memory: Song o the Sco correlates ith Tradition o Excellence, Book, age lease introduce these ne terms and concets: : ortissimo Very loud, louder than orte sed in entire ensemle in measure 5 ππ: ianissimo Very sot, soter than iano sed only in ercussion eginning in measure 9 accel (accelerando): Gradually seed u the temo The oosite o ritard oint out the commonly-used Italian ord oco It can mean little, small, or slight Notice the temo changes at measures 0, 57, and 7 Translations o the Italian temo markings not introduced in Tradition o Excellence are included in the music Reinorce the Concert Etiquette ound on age 0 o Tradition o Excellence, Book Teaching Oective: Engage students in an activity here they ecome the sco and have them create a story that ollos the music in this comosition WB6
Instrumentation List 8 lutes Ooe st B Clarinet nd B Clarinet rd B Clarinet E Alto Clarinet B Bass Clarinet Bassoon st E Alto Saxohone nd E Alto Saxohone B Tenor Saxohone E Baritone Saxohone st B Trumet nd B Trumet 6 Horn st Tromone nd Tromone Euhonium Euhonium TC Tua Electric Bass Crash Cymals, Susended Cymal, Tamourine, Triangle, Claves Snare Drum, Bass Drum Timani ( drums) Rehearsal iano ull Conductor Score Additional scores and arts are availale Aroximate erormance Time :0 To hear a recording o this or any other Kos ulication, lease visit koscom ercussion Assignment Chart It is essential that students receive training on all ercussion instruments To ensure a comrehensive exerience or each student and to aid in equitale instrument assignment, use a ercussion assignment chart, such as the one aearing elo rovide a coy or each ercussionist Grou: ERCSSION ASSIGNMENT CHART Comosition Student Name Crash Cymals Sus Cymal Tamourine Triangle Claves Date: Snare Drum Bass Drum SAMLE rom Teaching Band ith Excellence (W7) 0 Kos Music ress sed ith ermission This chart is authorized or reroduction to distriute to ercussionists in the erorming ensemle Timani Dates to Rememer: WB6
ull Conductor Score Arox erormance time :0 lutes Ooe B Clarinets E Alto Clarinet B Bass Clarinet Bassoon E Alto Saxohones B Tenor Saxohone E Baritone Saxohone B Trumets Horn Tromones Euhonium Tua Orchestra Crash Cymals Susended Cymal Tamourine Triangle Claves Snare Drum Bass Drum Timani Rehearsal iano Maestoso (q = 76) Maestoso (q = 76) Maestoso (q = 76) Crash Cymals O G, C Maestoso (q = 76) To Dr Steele Nolin, my rother A Medieval Memory Song o the Sco Ryan Nolin ( 978) American Comoser (ASCA) SAMLE a O a Susended Cymal WB6 05 Kos Music ress, 8 utland Drive, San Diego, Caliornia, 97 International coyright secured All rights reserved rinted in the S A Warning The contents o this ulication are rotected y coyright la To coy or reroduce them y any method is an inringement o the coyright la Anyone ho reroduces coyrighted matter is suect to sustantial enalties and assessments or each inringement
5 ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua S Cym C Cyms 5 O 6 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - SAMLE O div div - - - - 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O Tim no - - - - WB6
6 ls [9] 0 O B Cls E A Cl a B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua [9] [9] SAMLE Cl cue a Tri Triangle ± snares o Tim no [9] WB6
ls Cantaile (L istesso temo) [] In a singing style (the same temo) 5 6 7 O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua Tri Tam Tim no Cantaile (L istesso temo) [] In a singing style (the same temo) Cantaile (L istesso temo) [] In a singing style (the same temo) Tamourine Cantaile (L istesso temo) [] In a singing style (the same temo) SAMLE WB6
8 ls 7 8 9 0 O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua SAMLE end cue a Tri Tam ± ± Tim no WB6
9 ls O B Cls E A Cl [] unis 5 B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua Tri Tam Tim [] unis [] ± ± SAMLE no [] WB6
0 ls O 6 7 8 9 0 B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua SAMLE Tri Tam ± ± Tim no WB6
ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua S Cym Tam Tim no [] [] [] [] SAMLE WB6
ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua S Cym Tam Tim no 5 6 O 7 - - - - - - - O - 8 SAMLE 9 " " WB6
ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua S Cym Tam Tim no oco iù mosso (q = 80) [0] Slightly aster oco iù mosso (q = 80) [0] Slightly aster oco iù mosso (q = 80) [0] Slightly aster " oco iù mosso (q = 80) [0] Slightly aster ith ingertis (very sutle) - - " - - SAMLE - " - 5 " O WB6
ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua Tri S Cym Clvs WB6 Tim no 6 - - - - - - O Claves - - 7 - - ẇ - " - [8] [8] [8] Tri [8] 9 - ± ± " Claves 50 - - - - SAMLE - 5 ± ± "
ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua Tri Tim no 5 n # n ith sticks " n n ± 5 # n # n n # # n # n n n ± n # # # # # 5 # # n # # n n n ± n n # n n n 55 SAMLE # # # # # # Solo # 56 oco accel # n n n # oco accel a n n n oco accel oco accel n 5 WB6
6 ls [57] Andante (q = 8) 58 59 60 O B Cls E A Cl # # # B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua [57] Andante (q = 8) n n n [57] Andante (q = 8) # n n n n n n # n n n SAMLE n n n # n n n S Cym Tam snares on Tim no [57] Andante (q = 8) n n n WB6
7 ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua S Cym Tam Tim 6 # n n a n # n n n 6 # n n n # n n n Tamourine 6 - - - - # n n - n # n n SAMLE n 6 # - n - n - n # - n - n - n - S Cym O no n n - n n - WB6
8 ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua [65] [65] [65] 66 67 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SAMLE - - 68 S Cym Tam Tim no [65] O - - - - - O WB6
9 ls 69 70 7 7 oco rit O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua - - - SAMLE oco rit oco rit S Cym Tim no O O oco rit WB6
0 ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua S Cym C Cyms WB6 Tim no [7] Maestoso (q = 76) [7] Maestoso (q = 76) [7] Maestoso (q = 76) O C Cyms [7] Maestoso (q = 76) 7 75 SAMLE 76 a O
ls O B Cls E A Cl B B Cl Bsn E A Saxes B T Sax E B Sax B Tts Hn Trs Euh Tua S Cym C Cyms 77 O O 78 79 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SAMLE - O div div 80 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O,,,,,,,,,, 8 unis Tim no - - - -,, I " I i " WB6
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