Eclipse (Buss)

Howard Buss

General Info

Year: 1974
Duration: c. 5:55
Difficulty: Grade V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Seesaw
Cost: Score and Parts - $$39.79

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Instrumentation

Percussion Trio and flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, horn, trombone

Program Notes

ECLIPSE for flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, horn, trombone, and three percussion was written in 1974. There is a feeling of suspense throughout during this musical representation of a solar eclipse.A recording is at https://youtu.be/BtuBnTw4510?si=acSGAAMejEHQjnpu

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Solo Works

A Day In The City - Marimba
Concerto For Marimba And Percussion Ensemble (Buss)
Rite of Passage - Marimba

Marimba or Vibraphone Solo With Other Instruments Works

De La Madera - Marimba; Oboe
Dreams from the Shadows - Vibraphone; French horn
Impromptu - Marimba; Clarinet or Sop. Saxophone
Jazzical 8 - Marimba; Flute; Cello
Jazzical 8b - Marimba; Violin; Alto Saxophone
Night Tide - Marimba; Trombone
Night Tide (Buss) - Marimba; French horn
Stellar Visions - Marimba; Flute
Sylvan Magic - Vibraphone; Clarinet
Two Caprices - Marimba; Flute; Oboe
Wave Train - Marimba; Flute

Multiple Percussion Solo with Other Instrument Works

Atmospheres - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet
Behind The Invisible Mask - Multiple Percussion; Bassoon
Boom Time - Multiple Percussion; Trombone
Capriccio (Buss) - Multiple Percussion; Clarinet; Trombone
Constellations (Buss) - Multiple Percussion; Flute; Piano
Crystal Miniatures - Drumset; Clarinet
Divertissements - Multiple Percussion; Clarinet
Emanations - Drumset; Two Bassoons
Emanations for Two Euphoniums (or Euphonium and Tuba) and Drumset - Drumset; Two Euphoniums (or Euphonium and Tuba)
Incantation - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet
Into Each Life - Multiple Percussion; Flute; Cello; Piano
Jazzical #7: Latin Vibes - Drum set solo; String Quartet; Piano; String Bass
Kaleidoscope (Buss) - Multiple Percussion; Flute
Metamorphosis (Buss) - Drum Set Solo; Flute
Rendezvous (Buss) - Multiple Percussion; Trumpet(4)
Scenes From The Holy Land - Multiple Percussion; Flute
Sky Blossoms - Multiple Percussion; Flute
Sonic Fables: "Lessons from Aesop" - Multiple Percussion; Brass Quintet
Soundscapes (Buss) - Drumset; Saxophone (alto doubling on tenor)
Ventures - Multiple Percussion (one or two players); Euphonium

Percussion Ensemble With Other Instruments Works

American Phoenix - Percussion Quartet; Bass Trombone or Tuba
Coexistence - Percussion Quartet; Clarinet
Crossroads - Percussion Octet; Trombone Choir
Dream Sequence - Percussion Quartet; Trombone
Eclipse (Buss) - Percussion Trio; Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Trumpet, French horn, Trombone
Escapade - Percussion Quartet; Saxophone
Modern Times - Percussion Quartet; Flute/Piccolo; Narrator
Mysterious Exit - Percussion Quartet; Flute/Piccolo
Reflective Journey - Percussion Quartet; French horn
Spanish Memoirs - Percussion Quartet; Trumpet
Spectrum (Buss) - Percussion Quartet; Bass Clarinet
There Is A Season - Percussion Duo; Clarinet
Where Now Rusts The Iron? - Percussion Quartet; Soprano; Flute; Cello

Percussion Ensemble Works

Currents (Buss) - Percussion Quartet
Overture for Percussion - (Buss) - Percussion Ensemble
Sci-Fi Percussives - Percussion Ensemble(12)
The Big Bang (Buss) - Percussion Sextet; Piano

Additional Resources

http://www.howardbuss.com/percussion-4.html

References

http://www.howardbuss.com/flute-quintets.html https://www.subitomusic.com/product/buss-eclipse-for-flute-clarinet-oboe-trumpet-french-horn-trombone-percussion/