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Music: The King's Alchemist - Paul Ferguson - 08-25-2023
"It is Sally Beamish’s highly original The King’s Alchemist that gives the disc its title, the King being King James IV of Scotland, killed at the battle of Flodden Field (1513) and the alchemist being the eccentric John Damian, who has so fascinated Beamish. (The latter attempted to fly by jumping off Stirling Castle’s battlements.)
The work has four movements and is based in part on the L’homme armé melody used at the time for Mass cycles including one by the King’s composer, Robert Carver. Also, for movement three there is a Pavane, a popular dance of the period."
https://www.amazon.com/Kings-Alchemist-Eblana-String-Trio/dp/B0922QNWZG
https://www.britishmusicsociety.co.uk/2021/05/the-kings-alchemist-british-string-trios/
https://open.spotify.com/track/4DFbCNInTn6783inV8rFCq
RE: Music: The King's Alchemist - Paul Ferguson - 08-27-2023
William Dunbar's sarcastic poem about John Damian is discussed here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fenyeit_Freir_of_Tungland