Previous posts for July 16th are found here: Bella Davidovich (2019), Ginger Rogers (2020), Ginger Rogers; Eugène Ysaÿe (2021), and Carmen Lombardo (2022)
++++++++++++++++++++++++
James MacMillan (b.16 July 1959) is a Scottish composer and conductor.
Program Note
The Confession of Isobel Gowdie is a large orchestral work depicting the violent torture and execution of Isobel Gowdie for witchcraft in 1662. -- heavily adapted from Wikipedia, s.v. "The Confession of Isobel Gowdie"
The Confession of Isobel Gowdie
Is dramatic and seering and rowdy.
The bloodthirsty world is the villain,
As Scottish composer MacMillan
Explores the suppression of witchcraft
In virulent violent pitchcraft.
If you enjoy these posts, please help me, and consider sharing. [Also, please visit my other blog: Alternate Takes: Great Art Repurposed.]
No comments:
Post a Comment