Celtic Farewell by Michael Sweeney

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MusicWorks - Grade 3
Music has power to help us heal and cope with the loss of loved ones. Using the beloved traditional Scottish ballad “The Parting Glass” combined with an original new melody, here is a beautifully paced and sensitive musical memorial with a Celtic flavor. A key element of this work is the use of Highland bagpipes. If a pipe player is not available, this part is cued in multiple parts throughout the band (or use a synthesizer with bagpipe patch). A moving tribute for any memorial.
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@ravio717 8 жыл бұрын

A little about this piece: One day last year, our 8th grade band director Brian Galaher's life was taken in a very major car crash. He died very young, and all of his students were both shoked and sorrowed. Our highschool band show was dedicated to Brian, and we never forgot the amazing man he was. The other middle school director contacted Michael Sweeny to get this piece commisioned. There was a two year wait, but after Sweeny heard and researched the story, he immediately started working on it and got it done in time for the middle school band concert, as well as our highschool spring concert. This song was dedicated to him.

@that1smartguy729 8 жыл бұрын

:( So sad but the music is so good

@macadams3961 7 жыл бұрын

Sam Wilson true our band director Michael ake told us about him passing your other band director his sister uh I blank on her name bit yeah we are playing this piece this year in his honor

@masonfain3869 7 жыл бұрын

Mac Adams I hope you enjoy playing this piece. Being one of his students and premiering this piece was one of the best experiences of my life. Play it with all you have my man

@steezetheorem1330 7 жыл бұрын

Sam Wilson We are playing this song in a concert dedicated to one of our euphonium players, Max Raynor, who ended his own life a month or so ago. It's such a beautiful song, and I even have trouble making it through my trombone part without weeping. I understand the emotion associated with this song, and I am glad it seems to perfectly portray what it is attempting to.

@masonfain3869 7 жыл бұрын

Evan Scoggins That's so sad to hear I hope you and your fellow band members have fun and not mourn over his loss but remember the good things it helped me a lot with the loss of our band director

@tobybowling6038 7 жыл бұрын

OMS still very dearly misses Mr.Galaher. The good man will never ever be forgotten.

@lizzlefizzle3303 4 жыл бұрын

i know i'm a bit behind, but in my school, every sixth band plays celtic air and dance at their first ever concert, and this song at the final concert. i'm in eighth grade this year and didn't get to play it due to the coronavirus. today would've been our final concert, and it breaks my heart knowing we didn't get to say our final goodbyes properly. our memory will live on at the school forever, and that's what counts.

@Nightwolf739 8 жыл бұрын

who else recognized the melodies in this song: Celtic air and dance and Slane.

@TheBigA 8 жыл бұрын

I watched this hoping it would be similar to Sweeney's Celtic air and dance songs, not for it to be an exact copy! Still sounds good

@RoseCadenza 7 жыл бұрын

I only recognized celtic air and dance.

@alexandraprobst9995 7 жыл бұрын

Nightwolf I played Celtic many times for district assessment and all and my concert and I love it .

@phruku 5 жыл бұрын

I think you are referring to the looking glass instead of celtic air and dance, although you are right, it is from celtic air and dance the actual song is called the looking glass.

@mpemusic4815 4 жыл бұрын

phanntom also known as, and more frequently referred to as The Parting Glass

@kristenapostol6288 7 жыл бұрын

My band is doing this piece for Anzac Day and I'm doing the solo flute bit! #SoExcited!

@ryenneflood2424 5 жыл бұрын

Something about those bagpipes sends chills down my spine every time I listen to this song

@LyokoWarrior101 7 жыл бұрын

I lost it when The Parting Glass started playing

@watchtower5803 6 жыл бұрын

My school is playing this in band and I'm the piper. The only problem is I'm 5 times as louder then the rest of the band.

@brentwood4876 6 жыл бұрын

🔊WatchTower🔭 might not sound like it In the croud

@theIargedude 6 жыл бұрын

that's a problem?

@NoahAngott 6 жыл бұрын

As ye aught tae be!

@anthonyumbro5427 4 жыл бұрын

I was the oboeist in the 2019 Nashua Plays... I had the same problem

@demedriouslyons944 8 жыл бұрын

Beautiful piece

@Diamond-ur1ly Жыл бұрын

I tried playing the mallets part on my marimba and it was so fun. I think that people don’t appreciate percussionists that much 😢

@nathandenman3262 8 жыл бұрын

Going to a Scottish themed school such as highland park, this is a great peace for us to play

@robbierichmond5947 6 жыл бұрын

Nathan Denman don't Google about the story behind it it's tragic

@emilymcmanus6894 4 жыл бұрын

this piece gave me chills, and i've never gotten chills from a recording

@brycman2004 5 жыл бұрын

This piece of music is absolutely beautiful and brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it.

@tayam7016 3 жыл бұрын

This song is honestly so beautiful. The story behind it holds so much meaning as well. I haven’t played this in band with others but it still holds up its magic even when I’m playing it by myself. I hope I get to play it with others someday.

@charlotteboyer3247 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and magic song❤️✨

@TomTom-qh1lk 3 жыл бұрын

I picture in my head one of those old burials where they shoot a boat with the flaming arrow. 3:13 I picture the arrow leaving the bow as those who are gathered to mourn look on with sadness, and respect, and it just knocks me off my feet with the many beautiful scenes this song can portray.

@jeffrbryant 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@hanmingsun1301 6 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite piece. I play saxophone!

@RockStarOscarStern634 8 ай бұрын

That's cool, there are multiple parts with Bagpipe cue notes which may be played to help reinforce the Bagpipes (or Hurdy Gurdy). The 3 Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, and Bassoon are imitating the Bagpipe Drones (also in the Piano Part for the Left Hand), and then the Flute, Oboe, 1st Trumpet, 2 Alto Saxophones, and 2 French Horns imitate the Bagpipe Chanter (also in the Piano Part for the Right Hand).

@Tropingenie 7 жыл бұрын

I feel like it sounds better in our band... probably because I play Tuba so all I hear is lower brass XD Edit: Not dissing the other instruments, simply meant that I can't hear how bad the other sections are (we just started this piece, again not dissing other instrument groups)

@infranium1572 7 жыл бұрын

I play tuba too! I wish I wasn't always in the corner tho.

@johnjoseph8333 6 жыл бұрын

CMann Playz such is the life of the tuba.

@anthonyumbro5427 4 жыл бұрын

Im the oboeist and I get stuffed literaly right in front of the brass section and MAN is it loud! I cant even play a single measure of classical music without them blasting in my ears.

@thebagpipingferret9042 3 жыл бұрын

I can't hear the band. I play bagpipes so all I hear is bagpipe

@chrysy7861 7 жыл бұрын

Played this today at band share day. Sounded amazing 😍

@johnathansia3467 7 жыл бұрын

Love the song :D

@Dr.dirtybubble 5 жыл бұрын

I want this played at my funeral

@katalinchristy8323 6 жыл бұрын

Best song ever

@raven-plays3811 6 жыл бұрын

Printing this out for our assistant director who’s husband got a job with the U.S NAVY band, this was her only year officially teaching.

@FFRN00B 4 жыл бұрын

The first 20 seconds are just soul-crushingly beautiful and sorrowful, even more so because of Sam Wilson's comment :(

@ethanlines3329 7 жыл бұрын

We are playing this in in band

@princessaloradanen8820 6 жыл бұрын

We just played this not to long ago at BHS

@okaioli7833 6 жыл бұрын

I have the vibe part and my class is playing at a convention thing so ye

@hannahfolk6817 2 жыл бұрын

I did this song for concert band we had a teacher to play bagpipes

@earlgrey7570 5 жыл бұрын

the bagpipes killed me

@jerrystroud927 7 жыл бұрын

this song reminds me of my brother He's in the army

@shaniamcadoo7048 7 жыл бұрын

Sunset I play a flute and there's always that one flute solo it's hard to look for music for your class because they'll think I want extra parts when In actuallty it just happens in most songs

@zhong561 6 жыл бұрын

Sooo good

@zhong561 6 жыл бұрын

I love Celtic musics

@claireirvine3098 6 жыл бұрын

i perform that flute solo today 😬

@gtran2536 6 жыл бұрын

I highly doubt my school has a bagpipe. Any ideas on how to substitute?

@badynwoodford 5 жыл бұрын

For subsitutions of the Highland Bagpipes, you will see cued notes throughout the score within many parts. Rather than resting, those instruments will serve as your bagpipe player.

@skadihuntress 5 жыл бұрын

mayeb oboe?

@kenn0th3 2 жыл бұрын

One of the Flute Parts sounds the same as in Earthdance

@natew6319 7 жыл бұрын

2:33

@corny1584 6 жыл бұрын

I play percussion, but i also know bagpipes so they had to move me for that role

@RoseCadenza 7 жыл бұрын

You know how the flute is a C instrument and clarinet is a B-flat instrument. Is the bagpipe an E-flat instrument? Becuase the bagpipe has the same key signature as alto sax and bari sax.

@natew6319 7 жыл бұрын

Hannah the Musician idk I'm a percussionist

@keegansmith6327 6 жыл бұрын

It's more like the Bagpipes don't usually have a key signature. At the key change, when the bagpipes start playing, the Bagpipes don't change key.

@taylorwilliams6866 6 жыл бұрын

Bagpipes never change key, we only have 9 notes lol

@mpemusic4815 4 жыл бұрын

The bagpipes are tuned to an A that is slightly sharper than concert pitch B-flat, annoyingly. The A on a modern bagpipe is tuned to about 475 Hz. The key signature for pipes always remains the same, two sharps, because those are the only two notes on the pipe chanter that are sharp, no matter what key the song is in. So, in this piece, when the pipe music shows a D, it sounds E-flat concert pitch.

@anthonyumbro5427 4 жыл бұрын

@@natew6319 wow I'm an oboeist

@RockStarOscarStern634 5 ай бұрын

You can substitute the Upright Bass with Bass Guitar as it's easier to carry.

@RockStarOscarStern634 8 ай бұрын

Hal Leonard Concert Band You can actually substitute the Bagpipe w/ Hurdy Gurdy.

@RockStarOscarStern634 Жыл бұрын

I would substitute the Bagpipes w/ a Hurdy Gurdy