Path of Totality (Band Gr. 4)

Before scientists could predict a total eclipse, there were many instances of madness and even death from the chaos caused by the sun disappearing. Path of Totality tries to capture the feeling the ancients must have felt seeing such an omen in the sky: the opening moments of anxiety descending into hysteria, then the gratitude felt as the light returns.

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 4 | Duration: 3:15

Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Clarinet 1
B-flat Clarinet 2
B-flat Clarinet 3
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

B-flat Trumpet 1
B-flat Trumpet 2
B-flat Trumpet 3
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Baritone T.C.
Tuba
Piano

Timpani (3 drums)
Mallet Percussion (xylophone, bells)
Percussion 1 & 2 (snare drum, bass drum)
Percussion 3 (3 concert toms)
Percussion 4 (claves, floor tom, hi-hat)
Percussion 5 (suspended cymbal, tam-tam, crash cymbals)