86F77E11-375C-45FC-A9A3-1FEE56C5C16E
| ID | 86F77E11-375C-45FC-A9A3-1FEE56C5C16E |
|---|---|
| Titlecode | R01347 |
| Title Name | Katahdin: Greatest Mountain |
| Marketing Copy | Title track from the original motion picture "Wilderness & Spirit: A Mountain Called Katahdin" |
| Instrumentation | 2+Picc.2+EH.2.2+Cbsn: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(4). CD Playback. 2 Hps: Str. |
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| Program Notes | In May of 2002 I had the great pleasure of scoring an independently produced feature length film documentary entitled Wilderness & Spirit: A Mountain Called Katahdin. The movie was produced and directed by the well known Maine-based filmmaker James "Huey" Coleman and his longtime collaborators Abbott Meader and Richard Searles. The film is a cultural history of Mount Katahdin and Baxter State Park as told by an amazing cross-section of people for whom the place is an integral part of their lives. This concert suite of music from the film is in four linked sections. Sections 1, 3 and 4 are based on the film's Main Title, Sunrise Music and Summit/End Title respectively. Section 2 is a 'storm music' sequence composed especially for this piece. The massed unison French horns and Trombones and heavy percussion heard at regular intervals throughout the work were chosen specifically to evoke the vocal range and sonic power of the singing and drumming of the Keepers of the Penobscot Drum, whose music is used extensively in the film. In the Penobscot language the word "Katahdin" literally means 'greatest mountain'. The piece as a whole is meant to evoke the spirit of the mountain and the surrounding wilderness without recourse to any specific program. The four sections of the work may be thought of as four different 'views' of the mountain, four stages of an ascent to the summit, or perhaps an evocation of four seasons spent in the park. In any case, it is my hope that the piece stands as the symphonic equivalent of what the Penobscot peoples call an Honoring Song. |
| Title Brand | 2 |
| Year Composed | 2002 |
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| Duration | 12 |
| Ensemble Size | 13 |
| Date Created | 2008-10-31 20:31:28.000000 |
| Date Updated | 2025-09-30 20:31:28 |
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| Recording Credits | Recorded by The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra/ Toshiyuki Shimada, Conductor. Wilderness & Spirit: a Mountain Called Katahdin: Waterbridge Music, ISBN# 0972929428. |
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| Title Category | 7 |
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| Title Instrument Category Text | Full Orchestra |
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| Title Sub Category | 31 |
| Title Instrument Header | 41 |
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| Clean Url | katahdin-greatest-mountain-r01347 |