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Genre: Band
# of Players: Standard
Level: 3 | Duration: 4:00
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
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Inspired by a line from 'The Return of the King' (from the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy) – "There may come a time – an hour of wolves and shattered shields – when the Age of Men comes crashing down, but it will not be this day!" The image of an "hour of wolves" seems particularly vivid and dark, well-suited for a work that exploits the harmonic minor scale, deep timbres, and occasionally violent rhythmic gestures.
Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard
Level: 3 | Duration: 4:00
Instrumentation
Flute 1/2
Oboe
Bassoon
Clarinet in Bb 1
Clarinet in Bb 2
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1/2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet in Bb 1/2
Horn in F
Trombone 1/2
Baritone B.C.
(Baritone T.C.)
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion 1(Chimes, Bells)
Percussion 2 (Marimba – 2 players)
Percussion 3 (Vibraphone – 2 players)
Percussion 4 (Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Tam-Tam, Crash Cymbals)
Program Notes
The Hour of Wolves is the third installment of an unofficial "Lord of the Rings" triptych. The title is based on a line of dialogue from the third film, when the king of the decimated Western army gives a speech at the enemy’s gates, hoping to rally his troops one last time: "There may come a time – an hour of wolves and shattered shields – when the Age of Men comes crashing down, but it will not be this day!" The image of an "hour of wolves" struck me as particularly vivid and dark, well-suited for a work that exploits the harmonic minor scale, deep timbres, and occasionally violent rhythmic gestures.
- Kimberly K. Archer