New Sea Shanty Saga for Various Quartets or Flexible Ensemble from Excelcia Music Publishing

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Lakeland, Florida (February 4, 2021)– Sea Shanty Saga, Excelcia Music Publishing’s newest release for instrumental quartets and flexible ensembles, rides the wave of the 2021 viral resurgence on TikTok of the 13th century sea shanty.  Composer Tyler Arcari joined the fun by writing Sea Shanty Saga which includes four varying sea shanties at grade 3 level arranged to be played either as a complete suite or individually, for enjoyment, performance, or adjudication.

“Known for their catchy melodies and folk-song sensibilities, the sea shanties lend themselves perfectly to the modern classroom for an upbeat, and educationally sound, experience,” explains composer Tyler Arcari.  “Given the year we’ve had, I thought educators and students would love to explore the old shanties.”    

Extraordinarily accessible, Sea Shanty Saga is available in four instrumental quartets (Brass Quartet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, and String Quartet), as well as a four-part genuinely flexible version that can be played with any combination of C, Bb, Eb, and F instruments.  The flexible version can be played by a four-part chamber group and expanded up to full ensemble.  Free downloadable click tracks are available for easy creation of virtual ensembles and for rehearsal use. 

Sea Shanty Saga is a timely expansion of Excelcia Music Publishing’s small group chamber ensemble series Excelcia Ensemble Series, which includes over 25 sets for brass and woodwind trios, quartets and quintets at grades 1.5-3.  

Tyler Arcari is an emerging talent whose compositions are quickly drawing the attention of band and orchestra conductors around the world. His music is characterized as beautiful, fresh and dynamic. He is the Instrumental Editor at Excelcia Music Publishing.

Sea Shanty Saga is available for Brass Quartet, Clarinet Quartet, Saxophone Quartet, and String Quartet for $12.99 and for flexible ensemble for $19.99.  Available from music retailers and from excelciamusic.com.