Ships' Passing (SCORE ONLY)
SKU:
JLS-014-S
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Composer: Jamie Leigh Sampson
Duration: 10:30
Scoring: Wind Ensemble
Materials: one full score (11 x 17)
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Program Note
When you stand next to the water on the St. Lawrence River, or one of the five Great Lakes, you can feel an approaching ship long before you can see it. What begins as a low rumble grows to a mechanical, metallic, repetitive drone that interacts and dances with the natural sounds of the waterways. On rare occurrences two ships will pass each other in front of you, and when that happens at night it’s an incredibly memorable and musical experience.
The container ships that make their way along the Northeast shipping routes of the US have come from all over the world. They may interact with the natural surroundings on the waterways, but they are separate communities from those on the shore. These floating cities have passed me for my entire life. I frequently traveled to the St. Lawrence River as a child; I was married there while a ship passed, and I know that when I see a one in Toledo, Detroit, or Chicago that it had to have passed a place I call home to get there.
— Jamie Leigh Sampson
The container ships that make their way along the Northeast shipping routes of the US have come from all over the world. They may interact with the natural surroundings on the waterways, but they are separate communities from those on the shore. These floating cities have passed me for my entire life. I frequently traveled to the St. Lawrence River as a child; I was married there while a ship passed, and I know that when I see a one in Toledo, Detroit, or Chicago that it had to have passed a place I call home to get there.
— Jamie Leigh Sampson
Reproduction Notice:
This program note may be freely reproduced in concert programs, provided that proper credit is given to the composer.
This program note may be freely reproduced in concert programs, provided that proper credit is given to the composer.
Instrumentation
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Instrument list:
Piccolo 2 Flutes 2 Oboes English Horn 2 Bassoons Contrabassoon E-flat Clarinet 4 B-flat Clarinets Bass Clarinet 2 Alto Saxophones Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Harp Piano 4 Horns in F 3 B-flat Trumpets 2 Tenor Trombones 1 Bass Trombone Euphonium Tuba Timpani 6 Percussionists: Percussion 1: Seed Shell Shaker • Tubular Bells • Suspended Cymbal • Marimba • Toms Percussion 2: Bass Drum • Wooden Wind Chimes • Claves Percussion 3: Anvil or Break Drum • Tam Tam • Wooden Wind Chimes Percussion 4: Woodblocks • Snare Drum • Crash Cymbals • Temple Blocks • Triangle Percussion 5: Temple Blocks • Tam Tam • Crash Cymbals Percussion 6: Xylophone • Field Drum • Mark Tree • Woodblocks |