Year: 2015 | Type: Single-movement septet (clarinet, trumpet, trombone, electric guitar, cello, double bass, piano) | Duration: ca. 1' 45''
The Wolf-Leader is an English translation by Alfred Allinson of Le Meneur de Loups, by Alexandre Dumas. The book tells the story of Thibault, a shoemaker corroded by feelings of revenge, who encounters a huge wolf that offers him what he wants: he can wish harm on anyone in exchange for one of his own hairs. I wrote this piece when I was still director of the UPC School of Music and had little time to compose. My idea was that it would one day become the prelude to an opera, but I never found a way to make it happen. However, I still have the desire to do it. Maybe one day I will have the opportunity.
Notes:
This piece has not yet been premiered, but you can listen to a digital recreation in the player above.
The score for this work is currently being revised. If you are interested in acquiring it, please contact me and I will notify you as soon as it is ready for publication.