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Having recently changed their school mascot to \"Wolves\" (\"Nashoba\" being Choctaw for \"wolf\") \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethey asked me to write a piece that would commemorate the new school identity, and suggested a tone poem that would depict \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewolves in a dark and mysterious way at the opening of the piece, picking up the pace of the music as the wolves begin moving \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003euntil finally reaching a fever-pitch with the wolves running and hunting, leading to a frenzied ending.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough I do not have much personal experience with wolves, I thought the idea was intriguing and brought to mind many \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evisions that I found rich in content when translating those thoughts to music notation. The tone poem is written in four connected \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esections: 1) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eWolves at Dusk\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhich sets the scene in dark and mysterious tones (hence the style marking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMisteriosamente\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), although \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethere is something about wolves I find quite noble, so there are moments that highlight that sentiment as well. 2) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pack on the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eMove\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis meant to feel menacing (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMinaccioso\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) but also maintains a hint of the nobility from the previous movement. 3) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWolves in Moonlight\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eallowed me to expand the emotional palette by imagining the relationships of the wolves to others in the pack. While \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethere is certainly a gentler element to this movement, it is also filled with apprehension, sadness and joy. 4) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hunt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the final \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emovement and is a rapidly rhythmical scene of ruthlessness (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpietatmente\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) meant to depict a brutal scene as the music includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrowling trumpets, violent horn rips and trombone smears, and a whip crack that represents the snap of the wolves' bite. 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