A brief opening fanfare is followed by a flowing, expressive section based on the melody for the fanfare.
Grade: ½
Key: Bb
Range: Bb – G
Rhythms: No dotted rhythms, no syncopation
Duration 2:00
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Flight of the Hurricane Hunters
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The Hurricane Hunters are members of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve based at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. Their mission is to observe tropical storms by flying an airplane directly through the storm! They fly missions from the mid-Atlantic to the International Dateline in the Pacific. Learn more at the Hurricane Hunters website.
This piece is intended to suggest the turbulence and excitement as they enter and exit a storm, and the calmness and beauty that exists in the eye, or center.
Grade: 1
Key: Eb/C Minor
Range: Ab – Ab (Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone to low F concert)
Rhythms: Some syncopation, sixteenths in snare
Duration 2:15
A Ceremonial March
A Ceremonial March is a stately march, appropriate appropriate for concert, festival, or commencement ceremonies. It is playable by the youngest of bands, and can be used to teach march style.
Grade: ½
Key: Bb
Range: Bb – G
Rhythms: No dotted rhythms, no syncopation
Duration 1:30