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Concerto featured in the 2023 MVHS Marching Band Show
Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor
This composer wrote famously wrote his last symphony almost entirely deaf
Ludwig van Beethoven
The notes in a C diminished chord
C - Eb - Gb
Ms. Young's first name
Amy
This marching variant of the tuba features a front-facing bell and is named after the "march king" himself
Sousaphone
A Sousa march about a famous historical landmark. It was played by Concert/Symphonic Band for the Festival Concert
The Liberty Bell March
This composer incited a riot after the debut of his ballet
Igor Stravinsky
A type of minor scale with a raised 7th scale degree
Harmonic minor
The names of Mr. Gilchrist's cats
Buster and Autumn
This instrument, with a name that rhymes, produces sound by a hand-crank-turned rosined wheel rubbing against the strings.
Hurdy Gurdy
The final movement of Copland's "Rodeo"
Hoedown
This composer was rumored to have sold his soul for his great skill as a violinist
Niccolo Paganini
"iii" chord in the key of D major
F# minor
The state Ms. Young originally hails from
Florida
This percussion instrument is also known as the "Turkish Crescent"
Piece about a train performed by Wind Ensemble at the Fall Concert
Ghost Train
This composer was nicknamed "The Red Priest"
Antonio Vivaldi
This chord is V of V in the key of G minor
A major
Mr. Gilchrist's middle name
Noble
This instrument with a funny name is the predecessor to the modern trombone
Sackbut
Tango piece played by Chamber Orchestra on our Winter Concert
Invierno Porteño
This baroque composer famously died from his own conducting baton
Jean Baptiste Lully
Scale degree of the "submediant" tone
Scale degree 6
The name of Mr. Gilchrist's high school
Terra Nova High School
This keyed instrument may look "awfully" similar to a saxophone, but it is actually a brass instrument
Ophicleide