La Viuda Negra

Carl Wittrock composed La Viuda Negra (The Black Widow) for the Dutch Brass Band Championships (2010).

A Spanish tinged composition filled with drama and emotion.

La Viuda Negra is a Spanish widow, dressed in black clothes. Her face is marked by traces of sorrow, but her speaking eyes and sanguineous appearance attracts the attention of everyone. Many man's heart should beat faster! What is the story of this mysterious woman?

The black widow (Latrodectus Mactan) is also the nickname of a spider. This spider is well known for the distinctive black and red coloring of the female of the species and for the fact that she will occasionally eat her mateafter reproduction.