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| Title | Wolf Of Badenoch |
| Contributors |
John Maxwell Geddes (composer) |
| Composition date | 1979 1979 |
| Duration (mins) | 12 |
| Category | chamber octet Brass |
| Instrumentation | 4 Tpt Hn 3 Trb |
| Commissioned by | The Albany Brass Consort |
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| First performed | 06 1979 The Albany Brass Consort / John Maxwell Geddes Dunkeld Cathedral |
| Notes | |
| Programme Note | The Wolf of Badenoch was Alexander Stewart, the notorious son of King Robert II. He dabbled in black magic, held court in stone circles, and in 1390 burnt Elgin Cathedral (incidentally destroying the records of the ancient family of Geddes). He was excommunicated; later he repented and is buried in Dunkeld Cathedral. There is a legend that, as the Wolf lay dying, he suddenly sat up and said, `A Geddes shall walk on my grave, and my name shall be heard in sounding brass...' The music is a little tone poem based on events in his life: the prelude is a representation of evil. There are hunting calls, alarums and sallies and finally repentance and transfiguration. The composer conducted the premiere in Dunkeld Cathedral in June 1979. The performers, the Albany Brass Consort, were grouped around the Wolf's tomb. The work is scored for four trumpets, horn and three trombones. |
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