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Critical Mass Grade LeveL: 3 (medium) CritiCal mass By Todd Stalter ritical mass” is a scientific term that refers to the smallest amount of fissile material needed to sustain a nuclear chain reaction. The work begins with an explosion of sound, then “C launches forward through small, ever-growing melodic fragments that expand outward and upward. Ostinati and lively, bold rhythmic statements are present throughout the work, which ends in an almost violent display of musical imagery. 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String Bass Please note: Our band and orchestra music is now being collated by an automatic high-speed system. The enclosed parts are now sorted by page count, rather than score order. 2 Commissioned by the Lanier Middle School 8th Grade Band, Buford, GA Mary Wilson and Hunter McRae, Directors Critical Mass FULL SCORE Very fast! Œ = 180 Todd Stalter Duration - 2:35 >œ >œ >œ >œ > œ# >œ (ASCAP) >œ œ œ Pick a note! > œ œ œ b 4 · J ‰Œ Ó J ‰Œ Ó ŒÓ Œ œ J ‰Œ Ó Flute & b 4 ç ƒ >œ >œ >œ >œ > > >œ bb 4Pick· a note! 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