from Theresa and Paul
Notes are below, listed alphabetically by composer:
1. Anderson – The Rakes of Mallow
2. Bock/Hearshen – Symphonic Dances from “Fiddler on the Roof”
3. Daughtrey – Twitch
4. Fillmore – The Footlifter March
5. Grainger/Gackstetter – There Was a Pig Went Out to Dig
6. Grainger/Rogers – Folk Tune (Sheep-shearing song)
7. Hall – 10th Regiment March
8. Holst – First Suite in Eb
9. Rogers- Slaughter on 10th Avenue CANCELLED for the January Concert
10. Smith – The Isle of Calypso
1. Anderson – The Rakes of Mallow
We’ll continue with the touch-up of this piece from last time. It still is good!!!
2. Bock/Hearshen – Symphonic Dances from “Fiddler on the Roof”
KEY SIGNATURE AND KEY CHANGES
There are many. Mark your accidentals! Don’t depend on your memory if it isn’t 100% reliable. Your accuracy (or lack of) will affect everyone in the group!
TEMPOS AND TEMPO CHANGES: mark these in and then check them with a metronome:
– beginning half note = 96. It’s in cut-time.
– 57 is abruptly faster, still in cut-time. Half note = 160!
– 63 is immediately much slower, slows down more at 64 (molto ritard = a lot of slowing) and m. 65 is in 4.
– 67 is in 4, quarter note = 100.
– 81 poco più mosso means “a little more motion,” so a little faster. Quarter note = 104-108.
– 86 says poco rall. (rallentando). Means a little (poco) slower
– 87 is back to quarter note = 100.
– 97 is a ritard (slowing) and the next measure is molto (means a lot) rall., so slow down a lot!
– 99 is slower, quarter note = 88. Pesante means heavy, ponderous, and molto is “a lot.”
– 104 is suddenly very fast, in cut-time, half note = 152!
– 148 L’istesso tempo means “same tempo.” It goes from the half note at 152 to the quarter note at 152.
– 188 slows down a little (poco=a little)
– 190 meno mosso means “less motion,” so slower. Quarter note = 126-132.
– 195 rall (slowing down)
– 197 slow waltz, quarter note = 80
– 215-217 ritard
– 217 is slower, about quarter note – 72. All have whole notes except 2nd trumpet and 2nd trombone
– 219 is back in 3, faster than 197, quarter note = 100
-224 is slightly faster, quarter note = 104-108.
– 231-233 molto accelerando = a lot of acceleration; it goes right into:
– 233 vivo meaning lively. Cut-time, half note = 144
| 3. Daughtrey – Twitch |
4. Fillmore – The Footlifter March
In general, this all need to be lighter, with more space between the
quarter note and the eighth note.
Greater dynamic contrasts! In the 2nd strain, watch the forte to piano changes.
Add to your music: In the first ending of the 2nd strain, the pickups to the repeat should be marked forte.
5. Grainger/Gackstetter – There Was a Pig Went Out to Dig
6. Grainger/Rogers – Folk Tune (Sheep-shearing song)
Again dynamics and rhythmic accuracy are the goals. Exaggerate the dynamics!
After m. 26 is a cornet solo -make sure you play under that, dynamically.
Phrasing is very important. DYNAMICS are different for different instruments, so pay attention to the dynamics written for you. Another instrument or section might have a crescendo while you might have a decrescendo!
7. Hall – 10th Regiment March
TEMPO will be dotted quarter note = 116-120.
REHEARSAL NUMBERS: Since there are not rehearsal letter or numbers, please add these labels to save us rehearsal time:
– m. 1: Introduction
– m. 5: 1st strain
– after the first repeat (or the first 2nd ending): 2nd strain
– after the next repeat (or the second 2nd ending): TRIO (this will be at the key change)
– after the Trio’s 2nd ending (which is the third 2nd ending): breakstrain (This is also sometimes called the break-up strain, since it breaks up the trio and the repeat of the trio. It was also sometimes called the “dogfight.”)
– 16 measures after the breakstrain, at the double-bar: Trio Re-cap
DYNAMICS – please add these dynamics for the first strain, which are not in your parts:
– (starting m. 5) start p, crescendo slightly to m. 8.
– m. 9 go back to p, crescendo to m. 12.
– m. 13 go back to p, crescendo to the f three measures before the 1st ending. Stay f until the end of the 1st ending, where the pickups to the repeat go back to p.
8. Holst – First Suite in Eb
REHEARSAL LETTERS – PLEASE ADD THESE TO YOUR PARTS:
movement 1
– the 9th measure of letter A, label as A1
– the 9th measure of letter B, label as B1
– the 9th measure of letter C, label as C1
– the 9th measure of letter C1, label as C2 (this is 8 measures before D)
– the 9th measure of letter E, label as E1
– the 9th measure of letter F, label as F1
movement 3
– the 13th measure, label as X
– 14 measure before letter B, label as A1
– the 11th measure of letter B, label as B1
– the 13th measure of letter C, at the double bar, label as C1
– the 9th measure of letter D, label as D1
– the 9th measure of letter D1, label as D2
– the 9th measure of letter D2, label as D3
– the 9th measure of letter D3, label as E
– the 9th measure of letter E, label as E1 (this is on the meno mosso, at the beg. of the measure after the fff)
Main concerns in the piece are 1)balance, overall and within each section; 2)articulation; and 3)dynamics- this is perhaps the most important aspect we now face.
9. Rogers/Philip Lang – Slaughter on 10th Avenue – Cancelled for the January concert.
10. Smith – The Isle of Calypso
notes coming soon!