12
A Boomwhacker Christmas By Richard Meyer (ASCAP) (Correlates with String Explorer, Book 1, Unit 13) Grade Level: 2 A DIVISION OF INSTRUMENTATION Conductor Score ........................................................................................................... 1 Violin I ............................................................................................................................ 8 Violin II ........................................................................................................................... 8 Viola ............................................................................................................................... 5 Violin III (Viola ) ......................................................................................................... 3 Cello................................................................................................................................ 5 String Bass ..................................................................................................................... 5 Piano Accompaniment ................................................................................................. 1 Soloists ........................................................................................................................... 8 Imagine four soloists playing eight Boomwhackers on the heads of eight brave audience members while being accompanied by string orchestra. That’s the scenario of this hilarious show-stopper. Your audience will love hearing “Jingle Bells,” “Good King Wenceslas,” and “Deck the Halls” like never before. Used by the composer with his own orchestra and guest teachers, this simple yet highly effective novelty number never fails! Complete staging instructions are included on the next page. Please note: Our band and orchestra music is now being collated by an automatic high- speed system. The enclosed parts are now sorted by page count, rather than score order. Preview Only Legal Use Requires Purchase

A Boomwhacker Christmas - media.lucksmusic.commedia.lucksmusic.com/pdf/35943.pdf · A Boomwhacker Christmas By Richard Meyer (ASCAP) (Correlates with String Explorer, Book 1, Unit

  • Upload
    hamien

  • View
    231

  • Download
    2

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: A Boomwhacker Christmas - media.lucksmusic.commedia.lucksmusic.com/pdf/35943.pdf · A Boomwhacker Christmas By Richard Meyer (ASCAP) (Correlates with String Explorer, Book 1, Unit

A Boomwhacker ChristmasBy Richard Meyer (ASCAP)

(Correlates with String Explorer, Book 1, Unit 13) Grade Level: 2

A DIVIS ION OF

I n s t r u m e n tat I o n

Conductor score ........................................................................................................... 1Violin I ............................................................................................................................ 8Violin II ........................................................................................................................... 8Viola ............................................................................................................................... 5Violin III (Viola ) ......................................................................................................... 3Cello ................................................................................................................................ 5string Bass ..................................................................................................................... 5Piano accompaniment ................................................................................................. 1soloists ........................................................................................................................... 8

Imagine four soloists playing eight Boomwhackers on the heads of eight brave audience members while being accompanied by string orchestra. that’s the scenario of this hilarious show-stopper. Your audience will love hearing “Jingle Bells,” “Good King Wenceslas,” and “Deck the Halls” like never before. used by the composer with his own orchestra and guest teachers, this simple yet highly effective novelty number never fails! Complete staging instructions are included on the next page.

Please note: Our band and orchestra music is now being collated by an automatic high-speed system. The enclosed parts are now sorted by page count, rather than score order.

Previe

w Only

Legal Use R

equires P

urchase

Page 2: A Boomwhacker Christmas - media.lucksmusic.commedia.lucksmusic.com/pdf/35943.pdf · A Boomwhacker Christmas By Richard Meyer (ASCAP) (Correlates with String Explorer, Book 1, Unit

A Boomwhacker ChristmasPerformance Instructions

Set-Up:

ORCHESTRAConductor

Soloist 1 Soloist 2 Soloist 3 Soloist 4

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8

X X X X

AUDIENCE

4 standing soloists:

8 seated Guests: (Facing audience)

4 music stands:

1. Begin the piece with no guests or soloists on stage, only 8 empty chairs and 4 music stands in front of the orchestra and conductor (see set-up). the guest chairs should be equally spaced and the 4 music stands for the soloists set as low as possible so the audience can see the guests.

2. measures 1–2 should be treated as a “vamp”—repeat them as necessary while guests and soloists march in from the wings and get situated.

3. the soloists stand up for the entire piece, holding their lower note in their right hand, and their higher note in their left hand.

4. the guests should wear some sort of head protection—hard hats, football helmets, bike helmets, etc.

5. measures 23–28 call for two additional props: a BIG Boomwhacker-type item such as large PVC piping 5’–6’ long, and a HuGe Boomwhacker-type item of 12’ or more! the tube inside a roll of carpet works great. Don’t worry about pitch as they are never actually struck during the piece. Before the piece begins, hide these two props from the audience behind the guest seats.

6. soloists 2 and 3 put down their Boomwhackers and pick up these props when called for.

7. In measure 24, a cellist “dubs in” the two quarter notes, while soloist 3 pantomimes them, never actually striking their guest’s head (but getting close enough to make it look real).

8. Directors wishing to skip the theatrics can use the optional cut from the end of m. 18 to m. 30.

Previe

w Only

Legal Use R

equires P

urchase

Page 3: A Boomwhacker Christmas - media.lucksmusic.commedia.lucksmusic.com/pdf/35943.pdf · A Boomwhacker Christmas By Richard Meyer (ASCAP) (Correlates with String Explorer, Book 1, Unit

&

&B

?

?

&?

&

&

&

&

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

Violins

I

II

Viola(Violin III)

Cello

String Bass

PianoAccompaniment

Soloist 4(B & C)

Soloist 3(G & A)

Soloist 2(E & F)

Soloist 1(C & D)

!

!

!

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

!

œ. œ. œ. œ.!

!

!

1

!

Molto moderato (Π= 104)

Molto moderato (Π= 104)

Vamp as necessary

Vamp as necessary

pizz.

Ppizz.

P

P

!

!

!

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

!

œ. œ. œ. œ.!

!

!

2

!

!

!

!

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

!

œ œ œ œ!

œ Œ Ó

Œ ‰ jœ œ Œ

3

Ó Œ œ

3

3

f

f

f

simile

!

!

!

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

!

œ œ œ œ &

!

!

Ó œ Œ

4œ œ Œ œ

41248S

3

Copyright © 2014 by Highland/Etling Publishing,a division of ALFRED MUSIC

All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA.

A Boomwhacker Christmas

Richard Meyer (ASCAP)CONDUCTOR SCOREDuration - 2:00

Previe

w Only

Legal Use R

equires P

urchase

Page 4: A Boomwhacker Christmas - media.lucksmusic.commedia.lucksmusic.com/pdf/35943.pdf · A Boomwhacker Christmas By Richard Meyer (ASCAP) (Correlates with String Explorer, Book 1, Unit

&

&B

?

?

&

&

&

&

&

&

Vlns.

I

II

Vla.(Vln. III)

Cello

Str. Bass

Pno.Accomp.

Soloist 4(B & C)

Soloist 3(G & A)

Soloist 2(E & F)

Soloist 1(C & D)

œ œ œ œ .œ Jœ

œ œ .œ jœœ œ .œ Jœ

!

!œ. œ. œ. œ. .œ. Jœ.

œœ. œœ. ..œœ. jœœ.!

!

!

5

!

pizz.

pizz.

pizz.

PP

Pœ Œ Ó

œ Œ Óœ Œ Ó

!

!

œ. Œ Ó

œœ. Œ Ó ?

Œ œ œ Œ

!

!

6

!

f

!

!

!

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

!

œ œ œ œ!

œ Œ Ó

Œ ‰ jœ œ Œ

7

Ó Œ œ

!

!

!

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

!

œ œ œ œ &

!

!

Ó œ Œ

8œ œ Œ œ

œ œ œ œ .œ Jœ

œ œ .œ jœœ œ .œ Jœ

!

!œ œ œ œ .œ Jœ

œœ œœ ..œœ jœœ!

!

!

9

!

41248S

4

Previe

w Only

Legal Use R

equires P

urchase

Page 5: A Boomwhacker Christmas - media.lucksmusic.commedia.lucksmusic.com/pdf/35943.pdf · A Boomwhacker Christmas By Richard Meyer (ASCAP) (Correlates with String Explorer, Book 1, Unit

&

&B

?

?

&

&

&

&

&

&

Vlns.

I

II

Vla.(Vln. III)

Cello

Str. Bass

Pno.Accomp.

Soloist 4(B & C)

Soloist 3(G & A)

Soloist 2(E & F)

Soloist 1(C & D)

œ Œ Ó

œ Œ Óœ Œ Ó

!

!

œ Œ Ó

œœ Œ Ó ?

Œ œ œ Œ

!

!

10

!

!

!

!

œ œ œ œœ Œ Ó

!

œ œ œ œ

!

!

Œ ‰ jœ œ Œ

11

œ Œ Œ œ

11

11

!

!

!

œ œ œ œœ Œ Ó

!

œ œ œ œ &

!

Ó œ Œ

.œ jœ Ó

12

Ó Œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ# œ

œ œ œ œ

!

!

œ œ œ œ œ œ

œœ œœ œœ# œœ ?

!

!

!

13

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

œ Œ Ó

Œ œ œ Œ

!

14

!

41248S

5

Previe

w Only

Legal Use R

equires P

urchase

Page 6: A Boomwhacker Christmas - media.lucksmusic.commedia.lucksmusic.com/pdf/35943.pdf · A Boomwhacker Christmas By Richard Meyer (ASCAP) (Correlates with String Explorer, Book 1, Unit

&

&B

?

?

&?

&

&

&

&

Vlns.

I

II

Vla.(Vln. III)

Cello

Str. Bass

Pno.Accomp.

Soloist 4(B & C)

Soloist 3(G & A)

Soloist 2(E & F)

Soloist 1(C & D)

!

!

!

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

!

œ œ œ œ!

œ Œ Ó

Œ ‰ jœ œ Œ

15

Ó Œ œ

!

!

!

œ œ œ œœ œ œ Œ

!

œ œ œ œ

!

œ Œ Ó

Ó œ Œ

16œ œ Œ œ

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

œ œ œ œ œ Œ

Ó Œ ‰ jœ

17

!

!

!

!

Œ œ œ Œ

Œ œ œ Œ

!

Œ œ œ Œ &

Œ œ œ Œ

!

œ Œ

18

!

Optional cut to m. 30*

Optional cut to m. 30*

œ! œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ! Œ Ó

œ! Œ Ó

!

!

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œœ Œ Ó

!

!

!

19

!

19

19

arco

arco

arco

F

F

F

F più legato

41248S

6

Previe

w Only

Legal Use R

equires P

urchase

Page 7: A Boomwhacker Christmas - media.lucksmusic.commedia.lucksmusic.com/pdf/35943.pdf · A Boomwhacker Christmas By Richard Meyer (ASCAP) (Correlates with String Explorer, Book 1, Unit

&&B

?

?

&

&

&

&

&

&

Vlns.

I

II

Vla.(Vln. III)

Cello

Str. Bass

Pno.Accomp.

Soloist 4(B & C)

Soloist 3(G & A)

Soloist 2(E & F)

Soloist 1(C & D)

œ" œ œ œ Ó

œ! œ" Ó

œ! œ" Ó

!

!

œ œ œ œ Ó

œœ œœ Ó ?

Ó œ œ

!

!

20

!

!

œ!

œ œ œ œ œ œœ! Œ Ó

œ! Œ Óœ! Œ Ó

œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ Œ Ó

!

!

!

21

!

F

F

fSoli

arco

arco

f

!

œ"

œ œ œ Ó

œ! œ" Ó

œ! œ" Óœ! œ" Ó

œ œ œ œ Ó ?

œœ œœ Ó

!

!

!

22

Ó œ œ

!!

œ! œ œ œ œ œ œ˙̇! ˙̇!̇ ˙œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

˙̇ ˙̇!

!

!

23

!

Soli

f

Pick up BIG Boomwhacker

!!

œ" œ œ œ Ó

œ! œ œ œ œ> œ>œ œ Ó

œ œ œ œ Ó &

œ œÓœ>

( œ>

)!

!

Ó ¿ ¿

24

!

pizz.Solo

Pantomime (in rhythm)

(Boomwhacker)

f

41248S

7

Previe

w Only

Legal Use R

equires P

urchase

Page 8: A Boomwhacker Christmas - media.lucksmusic.commedia.lucksmusic.com/pdf/35943.pdf · A Boomwhacker Christmas By Richard Meyer (ASCAP) (Correlates with String Explorer, Book 1, Unit

&

&B

??

&?

&

&&&

Vlns.

I

II

Vla.(Vln. III)

Cello

Str. Bass

Pno.Accomp.

Soloist 4(B & C)

Soloist 3(G & A)

Soloist 2(E & F)

Soloist 1(C & D)

œ-!

œ- œ- œ-œ-!

œ- œ- œ-œ-! œ- œ- œ-˙̇! ˙̇b!̇ ˙

œ œ œ œ˙̇ ˙̇b

!

!!

25

!

25

25

p

pp

pp

Tutti

Pick up HUGEBoomwhacker...

p

œ œ ˙,

˙b ˙n˙ ˙#˙̇N ˙̇

˙ ˙

œœœb œœœ ˙̇̇n#˙̇N ˙̇N

!

!!

26

!

...and prepare to strike!

œ! œ œ œ "

œ œ œ# œ "

œb œn œ œ "

œ œ# œ œ "

œ œ# œ œ "

œœœb œœn œœœ# œœ "

œœ œœ## œœ œœ"

! "

! "

! "

27

! "

ƒ

ƒƒ

ƒƒ

x1 1

2 4

ƒ

!U

!U

!U

!U

!U

!U

!U

!U

!U

!U

28

!U

Conductor (wagging finger and scolding Soloist 3): “No, no, no!”Soloist 3 (disappointed): “Aw, man!”

41248S

8

Previe

w Only

Legal Use R

equires P

urchase

Page 9: A Boomwhacker Christmas - media.lucksmusic.commedia.lucksmusic.com/pdf/35943.pdf · A Boomwhacker Christmas By Richard Meyer (ASCAP) (Correlates with String Explorer, Book 1, Unit

&

&B

?

?

&?

&

&

&

&

Vlns.

I

II

Vla.(Vln. III)

Cello

Str. Bass

Pno.Accomp.

Soloist 4(B & C)

Soloist 3(G & A)

Soloist 2(E & F)

Soloist 1(C & D)

!

!

!

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

!

œ. œ. œ. œ.!

!

!

29

!

29

29

A tempo

A tempo

pizz.

pizz.

P

P

P

!

!

!

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

!

œ. œ. œ. œ.Ó Œ œ œ

Ó œ œ Œ

Œ œ œ Ó

30œ œ Œ Ó

*Optional cut from m. 18

*Optional cut from m. 18

f

f

ff

!

!

!

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

!

œ. œ. œ. œ.Ó Œ œ œ

Ó œ œ Œ

Œ œ œ Ó

31œ œ Œ Ó

œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ. œœ.

œ. œ. œ. œ.Ó Œ œ œ

Ó œ œ Œ

Œ œ œ Ó

32œ œ Œ Ó

P

P

P

pizz.

pizz.

pizz.

41248S

9

Previe

w Only

Legal Use R

equires P

urchase

Page 10: A Boomwhacker Christmas - media.lucksmusic.commedia.lucksmusic.com/pdf/35943.pdf · A Boomwhacker Christmas By Richard Meyer (ASCAP) (Correlates with String Explorer, Book 1, Unit

&

&B

?

?

&?

&

&

&

&

Vlns.

I

II

Vla.(Vln. III)

Cello

Str. Bass

Pno.Accomp.

Soloist 4(B & C)

Soloist 3(G & A)

Soloist 2(E & F)

Soloist 1(C & D)

œ œ œ œ œ Œœ œ œ Œœ œ œ Œ

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

œœ œ œœ œ œœ Œ

œ œ œ œÓ Œ œ œ

Ó œ œ Œ

Œ œ œ Ó

33œ œ Œ Ó

sim.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

Ó Œ œ œ

Ó œ œ Œ

Œ œ œ Ó

34œ œ Œ Ó

œ œ œ œ œ Œ

œ Œ Óœ# Œ Ó

œ Œ Óœ Œ Óœœœ# œ œ œ œ Œ

œ Œ Ó

!

Ó Œ œ>!

35

!

ƒ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

œ œ œ œÓ Œ œ œ

Ó œ œ Œ

Œ œ œ Ó

36œ œ Œ Ó

36

36

f

41248S

10

Previe

w Only

Legal Use R

equires P

urchase

Page 11: A Boomwhacker Christmas - media.lucksmusic.commedia.lucksmusic.com/pdf/35943.pdf · A Boomwhacker Christmas By Richard Meyer (ASCAP) (Correlates with String Explorer, Book 1, Unit

&

&B

?

?

&?

&

&

&

&

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

Vlns.

I

II

Vla.(Vln. III)

Cello

Str. Bass

Pno.Accomp.

Soloist 4(B & C)

Soloist 3(G & A)

Soloist 2(E & F)

Soloist 1(C & D)

œ œ œ œ œ Œœ œ œ Œœ œ œ Œ

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

œœ œ œœ œ œœ Œ

œ œ œ œÓ Œ œ œ

Ó œ œ Œ

Œ œ œ Ó

37œ œ Œ Ó

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

Ó Œ œ œ

Ó œ œ Œ

Œ œ œ Ó

38œ œ Œ Ó

œ Œ œ Œœ Œ œ Œœ Œ œ Œœ Œ œ Œ

!œœœ Œ œœœ Œœ Œ œ Œ

!

Œ œ> Œ œ>!

39

!

ƒ

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

œ Œ œ Œœ Œ œ Œœ Œ œ Œœ Œ œ Œ

Ó œ Œœœœ Œ œœœ Œœ Œ œ Œ

!

Œ œ> Œ œ>!

40

!

f

œœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œœœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

œ œ œ œ œ!

!

!

41

!

f

ff

f

f

41248S

11

Previe

w Only

Legal Use R

equires P

urchase

Page 12: A Boomwhacker Christmas - media.lucksmusic.commedia.lucksmusic.com/pdf/35943.pdf · A Boomwhacker Christmas By Richard Meyer (ASCAP) (Correlates with String Explorer, Book 1, Unit

&

&B

?

?

&?

&

&

&

&

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

Vlns.

I

II

Vla.(Vln. III)

Cello

Str. Bass

Pno.Accomp.

Soloist 4(B & C)

Soloist 3(G & A)

Soloist 2(E & F)

Soloist 1(C & D)

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

Œ œ

Œ œŒ œ

42

Œ œ

ff

f

f

Ó Œ œ"

!

!

!

!

Ó Œ œ!

œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

43œ œ œ œ

arco

p43

43

p

œ œ œ œÓ Œ œ"

Ó Œ œ"

Ó Œ œ"

Ó Œ œ"

œ œ œ œÓ Œ œœ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

44œ œ œ œ

arco

arco

arco

arco

p

p

p

p

Jœ!,‰ Œ Jœ! ,‰ Œ

jœ!,‰ Œ Jœ! ,‰ Œ

Jœ! ,‰ Œ Jœ! ,‰ Œ

Jœ! ,‰ Œ Jœ! ,‰ Œ

Jœ! ,‰ Œ Jœ! ,‰ Œ

jœœœ ‰ Œ Jœœœ ‰ Œjœ ‰ Œ jœ ‰ Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

45œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Jœœ!

,‰ Œ œ

Jœ! ,‰ Œ œ!

œJœ! ,

‰ Œ œ! œjœ!

,‰ Œ œ! œjœ!

,‰ Œ œ! œ

Jœœœœ ‰ Œ œ œ

jœ ‰ Œ œ œœ Œ Ó

œ Œ Ó

œ Œ Ó

46œ Œ Ó

f

f

ff

f

f

wU "}

wU "}

wU "}

wU "}

wU "}

wU

wU

wæU

wæU

wæU

47wæ

U

41248S

12

Previe

w Only

Legal Use R

equires P

urchase