Beinn Dorain is a mountain

Mountain

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 located in the Bridge of Orchy

Bridge of Orchy

Bridge of Orchy is a landmark hamlet in Argyll, Scotland.Dating back to 1751, it includes a notable tourist hotel. Located at the head of Glen Orchy, it is on the A82 road, has a railway station and is on the West Highland Way long distance path. Nearby prominent peaks include the munros Beinn...

 hills of Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council...

, Scotland

Scotland

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. It is one of the most recognisable mountains in Scotland, as it curves gracefully up from the West Highland Way

West Highland Way

The West Highland Way is a linear long distance footpath in Scotland, with the official status of Long Distance Route. It is 154.5km long, running from Milngavie north of Glasgow to Fort William in the Scottish Highlands, with an element of hill walking in the route...

. It is the subject of Duncan Ban MacIntyre

Duncan Bàn MacIntyre

Donnchadh Bàn Mac an t-Saoir is one of the most renowned of Scottish Gaelic poets and formed an integral part of one of the golden ages of Gaelic poetry in Scotland during the 18th century...

's best known Gaelic poem, "Moladh Beinn Dòbhrainn" (English

English language

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: "In Praise of Ben Doran"):; MacIntyre had worked as a gamekeeper in these parts.

An t-urram thar gach beinn

Aig Beinn Dòbhrain;

De na chunnaic mi fon ghrèin,

S i bu bhòidhche leam…

English translation:

Honour beyond each ben

for Ben Doran;

Of all I have seen beneath the sun,

she is the most glorious for me

The mountain is easily accessible from the Bridge of Orchy railway station

Bridge of Orchy railway station

Bridge of Orchy railway station is a railway station in the village of Bridge of Orchy in the west of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line...

, from where a path leads up to the bealach

Mountain pass

A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...

 separating Beinn Dorain from Beinn an Dothaidh

Beinn an Dothaidh

Beinn an Dòthaidh , is a mountain located in the Bridge of Orchy hills of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located beside the more popular Beinn Dòrain...

‎: the two hills are frequently climbed together from this point.

The English composer Ronald Stevenson

Ronald Stevenson

Ronald Stevenson is a British composer, pianist, and writer about music.-Biography:The son of a Scottish father and English mother, Stevenson studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music , studying composition with Richard Hall and piano with Iso Elinson, graduating with distinction...

 composed a work for full chorus, chamber chorus, symphony orchestra and chamber orchestra based on MacIntyre's poem, entitled Moladh Beinn Dobhrain (In praise of Ben Dorain) in 2007. In this lyrical, tonal

Tonality

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 work, Stevenson used the original text and Hugh Macdiarmid

Hugh MacDiarmid

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's English translation of the verse. It was premiered on 19 January 2008 in Glasgow with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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, Scottish Opera Chorus and Glasgow University Chapel Choir.