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One of Mr. G's favorite Christmas pieces to do with Concert Band.
Christmas Favorites
This prodigious composer allegedly composed the overture of Don Giovani the night before it's premier
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The notes in a B major chord
B - D# - F#
Ms. Young's first name
Lofn
Celesta
Electronic piece played by Symphonic Band featuring paper as an instrument.
Paper Cut
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 tuned percussion instrument is also known as "swiss alpine cowbells"
Almglocken
The guest soloist for the Chamber Orchestra at CASMEC
Yvette Young
This composer was on the run from the KGB
Dmitri Shostakovich
"iii" chord in the key of D major
F# minor
The college where Ms. Young got her undergraduate degree.
Florida State University
This percussion instrument is also known as the "Turkish Crescent"
This Wind Ensemble piece is named after an infamous Warlord of Central Asia.
Khan
This composer allegedly received visions that directed her compositions.
Hildegard Von Bingen
This chord is V of V in the key of G minor
A major
The high school where Mr. G's wife (Katie) teaches
Palo Alto High School (Sgooooo Vikes)
The name for the snake-like predecessor to the tuba
The Serpent
A frightening performance by the String Orchestra, made even scarrier by Riya's scream solo at the Fall Concert.
Curse of the Rosin Eating Zombies from Outer Space
This baroque composer famously died from his own conducting baton
Jean Baptiste Lully
Scale degree of the "submediant" tone
Scale degree 6
The due date for Mr. G's child
10/26/2025
This double reed instrument with a name straight out of Dr. Seuss looks like a bassoon but is made out of metal.
The Sarrusophone