W. Francis McBeth

Beowulf (A heroic Trilogy)

This is a descriptive work based on three statements from the epic poem, BEOWULF, and written in the style of twentieth-century romanticism. Movements: I. Heorat- The Great Hall- 'It came into the mind of Hrothgar the Dane to command the construction of a building that would be thre greatest banqueting hall ever known.' II. Grendel- The Scion of Cain- 'From Cain were hatched all evil progenies: ogres, monsters and giants who fought so long against God.' III. Beowulf- A Feast of Life- 'For each living soul on earth must seek the appointed place, where after the feast of life his bod shall sleep fast in a narrow bed.' Commissioned by and dedicated to Harry Pfingsten and the Avon Lake High School Shoreman Band, Avon Lake, Ohio.