Pastime: A Salute to Baseball

Jack Stamp

Presented by Mr. Sierakowski (2007)West Aurora High School

Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble

Grade 5

History of the composition

• Jack Stamp

• Pastime: What does it mean?

• Pastime: A Salute to Baseball

• “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”

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“Take me out to the Ballgame.”

• Norworth & Von Tilzer

• Where are all the lyrics?

• Seventh-Inning Stretch

• World Series?

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Don LarsenMeasure 19

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Don Larsen

Larsen & Yogi Beara celebrating after the only World series no-hitter

“Here’s the pitch…”

Felipe AlouMeasure 23

Fe – li - pe A - lou

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This rhythm featured in measure 23 mimics the rhythm of Felipe Alou’s name

TRY IT!

Willie MaysMeasure 24

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“The Say Hey Kid” Mays’ Jersey

“Willie Mays hits a long ball… it is way back…it’s out of here!”

Barry BondsMeasure 25

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Bonds Rookie Card

Juan MarichalMeasure 27

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30

Marichal’s High Leg Kick

Orlando CepedaMeasure 30

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Willie McCoveyMeasure 44

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Babe Ruth #3Measure 60

• Babe

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60

The Babe The Great BambinoThe Sultan of Swat

The Colossus of Clout

Roger Maris #9Measure 61

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1st6th

9th

1st6th

9th

Treble Clef

Bass Clef

Mark McGwire #25Measure 63-69

• First Baseman – St. Louis Cardinals (1997-2001)– Pop culture – The Simpsons

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Mark McGwire as portrayed on the Simpsons.Mark McGwire hitting his 38th in 1998

Sammy Sosa #21Measure 63-69

· · ·     — — —    · · ·  S          O            S

           (on a concert A)

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Measure 70

So what happens in measure 73?

- Pastime (1999)

- Barry Bonds 73 Record (2001)

- Measure 73

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“Tour de force” and FinaleMeasures 73-153 & 154-END

• So what happens?• Contrapuntal “Tour de force”• Fugue• Did Bach play baseball?

• FINALE: Return of two themes.

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Related Information

• Record Holders

• Other Baseball compositions

• Pastime 2?

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Performance Video (optional)

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Resources Cited• Blocher, Cramer, Corporon, Lautzenheiser, Lisk, & Miles (2003). Teaching Music through Performance in Band, Vol. 4. Chicago: GIA

Publications.• Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2007). Biography of Jack Stamp. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from website:

www.arts.iup.edu/facmus/jestamp/• No Author (2007). Felipe Alou. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felipe_Alou• No Author (2007). Take me out to the Ball game. [Performed by Harry Caray]. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from website: www.baseball-

almanac.com/poetry/po_stmo.shtml• Sage, G. (2007). Take me out to the Ball Game. [Performed by Edward Meeker 1908]. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from website:

www.tinfoil.com/cm-9808.htm#e09926• No Author (2007). Take me out to the Ballgame. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Out_To_The_Ballgame• No Author (2007). Seventh-inning Stretch. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh_inning_stretch• Stamp, J. (1999). Pastime: A Salute to Baseball. San Diego: Kjos Music Company• Stamp, J. (2000). Pastime: A Salute to Baseball. On Stamp: Cloudsplitter [CD]. New York: Citadel• No Author (2007). Willie Mays. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_mays• No Author (2007). Barry Bonds. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_bonds• No Author (2007). Juan Marichal. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Marichal• No Author (2007). Orlando Cepeda. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Cepeda • National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, The (2007). Willie McCovey. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from website:

www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=118605• National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, The (2007). Babe Ruth. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from website:

www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers/detail.jsp?playerId=121578• No Author (2007). The Official Roger Maris Website. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from website: www.rogermaris.com• Lorimer, L. (2002). The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Baseball Desk Reference. New York: DK.• Amaranth Publishing (2007). Baseball in Song and Music. Retrieved July 11, 2007, from website:

www.amaranthpublishing.com/ballgame.htm

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