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Catatumbo
The Land of Lightning
Knecht, Joel
Catatumbo lightning is a natural phenomenon that occurs in Venezuela at the mouth of the Catatumbo River. The atmospheric conditions result in lightning storms occurring 140-160 nights a year. These storms typically last for 9 hours, … Read More
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Catatumbo lightning is a natural phenomenon that occurs in Venezuela at the mouth of the Catatumbo River. The atmospheric conditions result in lightning storms occurring 140-160 nights a year. These storms typically last for 9 hours, with as many as 40 lightning flashes per minute during the storms. As a result of these storms this location is believed to be the most common location for lightning strikes in the world.
The song uses only the first six notes of the Concert B-flat scale and acts as a nice transition for beginning players from method books to concert band literature. All Brass and Woodwinds play one of the main melodies at some point during the song. To make the "lightning" feel more spread out and random, the 3 cymbal parts are encouraged to have one player on stage left, one on stage right, and one in the rear center stage.