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"Life on the High Seas" Small Ensemble Sheet Music

Sea shanty medley arranged for recorder ensemble, joining Soon May the Wellerman Come, What Shall We Do With a Drunken Sailor and I's the B'y in one multi-part score.
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Life on the High Seas score, bars 1-10: Wellerman intro with Alto Recorder 2 melody and Practice Pad beat, rehearsal A
Conductor's score opening for the recorder ensemble
Full score, bars 11-26: Wellerman melody passes between recorder parts at B, C and D, then Drunken Sailor begins
Rehearsing the hand-off of the tune between sections
Full score, bars 27-37: Drunken Sailor tune in all four recorders, then a staggered entry for altos and pad at E
Tracking staggered entries when parts drop out
Full score, bars 38-53: Drunken Sailor continues through F and G as sopranos and altos trade the tune over pad rhythms
Middle section of the medley for sectional practice
Full score, bars 54-67: change to 6/8 time at H as I's the B'y begins, sopranos and altos sharing the melody
Preparing the class for the meter change to 6/8
Full score, bars 68-88: I's the B'y in 6/8 with dotted rhythms for all parts, ending on a switch back to 2/2
Working on steady dotted-quarter pulse across parts
Full score, bars 89-102: finale at I alternating 2/2 and 6/8, with all recorders and pad ending together at the final bar
Final run-through of the ending and time changes
Soprano Recorder 1 part for the sea shanty medley: Wellerman, Drunken Sailor and I's the B'y with rests and marks A to I
Individual part to hand to Soprano 1 players
Soprano Recorder 2 part: all three shanties on one page, opening with long rests before the Wellerman tune at B
Individual part to hand to Soprano 2 players
Alto Recorder 1 part: Wellerman melody from A, Drunken Sailor at E, I's the B'y in 6/8 at H and the 2/2 finale at I
Individual part to hand to Alto 1 players
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Updated Oct 13, 2026

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  • Recorder ensemble
  • Sea shanties
  • Part reading

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