Alasdroim
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By Kirt N. Mosier
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Kjos
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Symphony Orchestra
Level: 4
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Alasdroim (Pronounced "Ah-lass-DRIMM") is a composition that draws upon two ancient Irish Gaelic folk songs. The songs are titled: "Gol Na mBan San Ar" (The crying of the women at the slaughter) and "Mairseail Alasdroim" (MacAllistrum's march). In 1647 at Knockinoss in the county of Cork, 4,000 Irishmen under the leadership of Alasdor MacDonnell went into battle with the forces of the British Lord Inchiquin. All of the Irish forces perished. The first of these two Gaelic folk songs is about the battle at Knockinoss. The second song was written for the funeral procession of Alasdor MacDonnell. The title, Alasdroim, is the Gaelic word for MacAllistrum.
Alasdroim was composed for the 1996 Music Educators National Conference.
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Kirt N. Mosier (1967-)
Kirt N. Mosier
Kirt N. Mosier is an accomplished orchestra director at Lee’s Summit High School and Pleasant Lea Junior High School located in the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District in Missouri. He has been teaching since 1986, and prior to his teaching position with the R-7 school district, Mr. Mosier was director of orchestras for nine years at Raytown South High School, and at Raytown South Middle School in the Raytown, Missouri C-2 School District. Mr. Mosier has been an adjunct professor for Baker University where he taught music history and now is currently an adjunct professor for the University of Missouri at Kansas City where he teaches arranging for music education and masters degree candidates. Mr. Mosier holds a BME degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City, as well as a Master of Music degree in composition from the same institution.
Mr. Mosier has several published works for orchestra, and most recently has written the 2004 commissioned work, Out Of Adullam for the Missouri All State Orchestra. His piece American Reel won the ASTA with NSOA 2004 Merle J. Isaac Composition Contest.
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