Ghost Pirate Score for Grade 2 Concert Band - In 6/8 time
[This purchase will include PDFs of the SCORE, PARTS, and SmartMusic Link for both the STANDARD and FLEX arrangements of "Mutiny on the Dutchman!"]
Buyers will also receive:
- Zoom Call with the Composer (25 Minutes)
- Their band's name listed as Premiere Performers in the Program Notes!
Looking for opportunities to get your students to sing? Then this is a piece for you!
"Mutiny on the Dutchman" features an original sea shanty sung by all of your musicians as an ominous intro. As the mutiny occurs, students will create an un-pitched ghostly wail before delivering a massive instrumental jump scare when the captain is betrayed.
There are also lots of cool percussion effects like ocean drums, rain sticks, thunder sheets, and cymbal shriek to create the spooky effect of a ghost ship at sea.
Here's the story:
"Mutiny on the Dutchman" tells the story of the Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship cursed to never make port and manned by a crew of undead souls. There are various origin stories as to how the Flying Dutchman was cursed, and this piece features a hypothetical backstory to the legendary ship.
The Flying Dutchman, the fastest ship on the sea, is traveling home. At least, that's what her captain thinks. The first mate is secretly steering the ship away from port and conspiring with the crew. They plan to mutiny against the captain and steal the vessel in open water.
In the dark of night, the crew surprise the sleeping captain and throw him overboard into the sea. As they celebrate their twisted achievement, a ghostly fog envelops the ship. The cruelty of their betrayal has brought on an awful curse.
The Flying Dutchman will never make port again, and not even death will separate the mutinous crew from their prized vessel.