Instrumentation

• C Instruments

• E-flat Instruments

• Tenor Saxophone

• B-flat Instruments

• F Instruments

• Bass Clef Instruments

• Tuba

• Mallets

• Percussion (Snare Drum, Bass Drum)

Rehearsal Notes

• Every instrument has the melody or a feature at some point in the song

• All parts use only the first 6 notes of the concert B-flat scale

• F Instruments Part B has some altered notes to better match the unique range of beginning F Horn students

• This song allows students to learn about D.C. al Coda

Program Notes

A Nightgaunt is a creature from the H.P. Lovecraft Cthulhu mythos. A Nightgaunt is a humanoid creature with bat-like wings, horns, a long pointed tail, and dark leathery skin. It sees in all directions simultaneously, and moves in total silence, not making a sound with its voice or through its motion. It likes to haunt its victims by snatching them in its claws and flying high above mountains before leaving them in the dark abyss. The creature was a recurring nightmare of H.P. Lovecraft from when he was six years old. It usually serves as a minion to a more fearsome creature, but that doesn’t minimize its menacing, haunting appearance.