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Beowulf: An Epic Tale
Subtitle: Symphonic Tone Poem
General Info
Year: 2019
Duration: c. 11:10
Difficulty: III+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: HAFABRA Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €135.00 | Score Only (print) - €27.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tam-tam
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Tubular Bells
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important and most often translated works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating is for the manuscript, which was produced between 975 and 1025. Scholars call the anonymous author the "Beowulf poet".
The story is set in pagan Scandinavia in the 6th century. Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by the monster Grendel. After Beowulf slays him, Grendel's mother attacks the hall and is then defeated. Victorious, Beowulf goes home to Geatland (Götaland in modern Sweden) and becomes king of the Geats. Fifty years later, Beowulf defeats a dragon, but is mortally wounded in the battle. After his death, his attendants cremate his body and erect a tower on a headland in his memory.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ad Hoc Wind Orchestra (Jean-Pierre Haeck, conductor)
- Audio CD: Ad Hoc Wind Orchestra (Jean-Pierre Haeck, conductor) – 2020
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- 24 or 6 to 5 March (2009)
- Atlantis
- Battle of Bull Run March (2007)
- Beowulf: An Epic Tale (2019)
- Beringia (2017)
- The Big 5-0 March (2010)
- The Bill of Rights March (2009)
- Blue Whale March (2011)
- Bonnie Blue (2018)
- Brown Bear March (2010)
- The Cahaba Incident
- Chickamauga Creek March (2008)
- Clash of the Ironclads March (2007)
- Clown Patrol March (2009)
- CS Bayou City March (2009)
- Dracula (2019)
- El Toro Loco March (2010)
- Emperor March
- Entry of the Acrobats March (2008)
- Event Horizon
- Fort Sumter March (2008)
- Gone Fishin’ (2009)
- The Great Liberator March (2008)
- Grey Wolf March (2008)
- Harper's Ferry March (2006)
- Invasion of the Unicyclists March (2011)
- Island Fox March (2010)
- Joseph of Arimathea (2020)
- Kemp's Ridley March (2008)
- The Lion and the Land March (2009)
- Livingston Community Band March (2006)
- Louisiana Black Bear March (2007)
- March of Freedom (2009)
- Mi Chihuahua March (2008)
- Military Tradition March (2007)
- Nine Flags of Nacogdoches March (2009)
- The One-Eyed Chicken March (2008)
- Palais de Versailles Overture (2017)
- Palmito Ranch March (2008)
- The Phantom Army March (2008)
- Quarantiner (2020)
- Red River Rebels March (2006)
- Red Wolf March (2008)
- The Regiment Passing
- The Ringmaster March (2010)
- Serenghetti Overture
- The Seven Seas March (2009)
- The Spirit of Joshua (2009)
- The Star-Spangled Banner (as arranger) (1814/2007)
- States' Rights March (2008)
- Stonewall March (2008)
- Tiger Beetle March (2008)
- Tsunami (2006)
- Union, Justice and Confidence March (2010)
- WBL Triumphal (2019)
Resources
- Beowulf, Wikipedia Accessed 18 July 2021
- Perusal score