| 57843 | Countdown |
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| Buterbaugh, Lucas |  Score
 mp3 audio
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| Category: String Orchestra |
| Grade: Easy |
| Duration: 1:00 |
| Instrumentation: str=8.8.5.5.5 |
| Description: Countdown is the musical embodiment of anticipation—an eerie sense that something is approaching, and it’s probably not good. Through suspenseful techniques like tonic drones and accompaniments emphasizing beats 4 and 1, the piece steadily builds tension, layer by layer, until it erupts in a climactic explosion of sound. Every section of the orchestra is actively involved, with opportunities to play both melody and harmony, keeping all students fully engaged from start to finish. |