Duration: 3:30 GRADE 15 CB16291 $5500 Excalibur Ryan Meeboer Instrumentation: lute - 8 oe - 2 Bb Clarinet 1 - Bb Clarinet 2 - Bb Bass Clarinet - 2 Eb Alto Saxohone 1-2 Eb Alto Saxohone 2-2 Bb Tenor Saxohone - 2 Eb tone Saxohone - 1 Bb Trumet 1-2 Bb Trumet 2-2 Horn - 2 Trombone, Bassoon - tone - 2 tone Treble Cle - 1-2 String Bass - 1-1 Timani - 1 Snare Drum, Tom toms, Bass Drum - 2 Crash Cymbals, ourine, asa, angle, Susended Cymbal -
Excalibur Ryan Meeboer There are many dierent myths about ho the sord Excalibur came into King Arthur s ossession, both lead to him being recognized as the true ruler o England In one myth, Arthur dras the sord rom a mighty stone and anvil In another, the king retrieves Excalibur rom the Lady o the Lake Regardless o hich story is true, or hich one believes is true, this iece relects King Arthur s quest to ind Excalibur The iece oens ith chord shots alternating ith a melodic alto sax and horn line The introduction is meant to be oerul and grab the attention o the audience Although the oening is to be exciting, be sure the band does not overlay and risk losing control o its tone The main body o the iece runs rom measures 11-, here Arthur s search or the sacred sord occurs At measure 13, the main melody is introduced by the lute, oboe and alto saxohone, ith the clarinets laying a light, simle ostinato While the accomaniment is to be layed quite detached, the melody is meant to be very legato Be sure the melodic erormers are not inclined to lay their quarter notes staccato to match the clarinet art rom measures 21-28, the lute, oboe and alto saxohones lay a counter melody to the trumet and clarinet main melody, both o hich should be balanced ith each other Measures 29-36 require a lot o dynamic contrast, so have your students exaggerate the dierent dynamic levels, esecially the iano sections A ave o sound is generated by the band in measures 37- This material is re-introduced later in the iece, so it s really imortant to rehearse this eect by having the band balance out the notes layed on the don beat ith the notes layed on beat 3, hile creating loud volume and staying in control o tone The REVIEW music rom measures 5-60 relects Arthur s discovery o Excalibur The ONLY material is contrasting to the revious section in many ays: the dynamics dro to iano, all arts become legato, ne melodic material is introduced, and the orchestration thins out to a allo smaller sections o the band an oortunity to shine Be sure the to smaller ensembles are ell balanced so that one section does not seem more imortant than the other Also, ith dynamics having this dramatic change, erormers need to be able to stay in control o their tone, as ell as they have or the louder sections o the iece At measure 61, the music reresents Arthur ielding the mighty Excalibur or the irst time The music is anare in nature to relect his recognition as the rightul heir to the throne The music should be layed brightly, but again, not overblon The iece then moves into recaing the main material, to reresent Arthur starting his ne quest-to establish Camelot The inal measures combine ragments o material heard throughout the iece to give listeners a inal reminder o the music tat has been heard and to create a inal climactic build u or the iece Although not every note has been accented, the melodic material should be layed ith a bold eel to kee the balance ith the accomanying ave music Ryan Meeboer is a music educator, ho obtained his degree through the Ontario Institute or Studies in Education at the University o Toronto As a comoser, he has ritten and arranged many ieces or concert band, azz band, and small ensembles His young band iece, Last Voyage o the Queen Anne's Revenge, has been ell received by erormers, educators, and audiences, and his ieces are starting to be ound on estival and contest lists As a erormer, he has had exerience in several grous, including concert and stage bands, chamber choir, vocal azz ensemble, acoustic duets, and the Hamilton based sing grou, The Main Sing Connection Ryan began studying music at the age o seven through rivate guitar lessons During his years in elementary and secondary school, he gained exerience in several amilies o instruments ocusing on music education and theory (including comosition 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 comose and arrange lease contact the comoser i you require any urther inormation about this iece or his availability or commissioning ne orks and aearances ryanmeeboer@enmusiccom ISBN: 978177157282 CATALOG NUMBER: CB16291 COST: $5500 DURATION: 3:30 DIICULTY RATING:GRADE 15 Concert Band enmusiccom
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