Culloden (music)
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"Culloden" is a three movement symphony for concert band
by Emmy Award winning American female composer Julie Giroux
, published by Musica Propria. Culloden is named after the Battle of Culloden
, which is also the basis of the piece.
by evoking feelings of loss, but also optimism. The movement is composed in the order of actual loss, "the actual funeral, the anger, the weeping, the fond memories and the acceptance."
. The movement is a mixture of many emotions: "Prince Charles, food – the lack thereof, whiskey – a necessity, Clan Battle Calls, patriotic songs, marriage songs (for many of them married all during the campaign), bawdy sex songs, even a pipe jig that Prince Charles supposedly parlor-danced to two days prior to the battle of Culloden." The ending ends positively, "since the Scots always seem to land on their feet in mid-stride, confirming their honor, heritage and steadfastness in the single sentence: 'I don’t know where I am to go now, but I do know, wherever I go, Scotland goes with me!'"
Concert band
A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, wind ensemble, or symphonic wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family, and percussion instrument family.A...
by Emmy Award winning American female composer Julie Giroux
Julie Giroux
Julie Ann Giroux is an American composer of orchestral, choral, chamber, and numerous concert band works. She is a three time Emmy Award nominee and in 1992 won an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Direction. Ms...
, published by Musica Propria. Culloden is named after the Battle of Culloden
Battle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Taking place on 16 April 1746, the battle pitted the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart against an army commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, loyal to the British government...
, which is also the basis of the piece.
Movement 1: "Heilan Lochs, Bairns & Heather"
The first movement introduces a very Scottish feel. Giroux attempts to capture an "aerial" view of Scotland by composing several characteristic 8-16 bar tunes into the movement.Movement 2: "I Hae Grat for Tho' I Kend"
I Hae Grat for Tho' I Kend, or I have wept for those I knew, immortalizes Bloody CullodenBattle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Taking place on 16 April 1746, the battle pitted the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart against an army commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, loyal to the British government...
by evoking feelings of loss, but also optimism. The movement is composed in the order of actual loss, "the actual funeral, the anger, the weeping, the fond memories and the acceptance."
Movement 3: "We Toomed Our Stoops for the Gaudy Sodgers"
Also known as We Emptied Our Glasses for the Handsome Soldiers, the final movement tells the stories of the survivors after the battleBattle of Culloden
The Battle of Culloden was the final confrontation of the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Taking place on 16 April 1746, the battle pitted the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart against an army commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, loyal to the British government...
. The movement is a mixture of many emotions: "Prince Charles, food – the lack thereof, whiskey – a necessity, Clan Battle Calls, patriotic songs, marriage songs (for many of them married all during the campaign), bawdy sex songs, even a pipe jig that Prince Charles supposedly parlor-danced to two days prior to the battle of Culloden." The ending ends positively, "since the Scots always seem to land on their feet in mid-stride, confirming their honor, heritage and steadfastness in the single sentence: 'I don’t know where I am to go now, but I do know, wherever I go, Scotland goes with me!'"