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- Metamorphosen by Richard Strauss. Strauss composed this piece for twenty-three string players only. The exact meaning of the piece was not expressed by the composer himself but given the time of composition was towards the end of the second World War, following the devastating bombing of Munich it is very probable that Strauss composed the work to express his grief.
- Kindertotenlieder by Gustav Mahler. Mortality runs like a dark thread through much of Mahler’s later work. These songs are the setting of texts by the poet Rückert, of which there are five in the KindertotenliederHis own daughter died of scarlet fever in 1907.
- String Quartet No. 15; Op. 144 by Dimitri Shostakovich. This is one of the bleakest meditations on death and mortality that this Russian composer produced.
- Piano Sonata No. 2; Op. 35 by Frederique Chopin. The famous Funeral March that has come to represent death in so many capacities is actually the third movement of Chopin’s Second Piano Sonata in B Flat minor.
Jan 7, 2005 · con – with; used in very many musical directions, for example con allegrezza (with liveliness), con amore (with tenderness); (see also col, colla, above) con amore, or (in Spanish and sometimes in Italian) con amor – with love, tenderly
TIL: The term "con man" (or "con artist") is actually short for "confidence man" and also led to the use of "con" as a verb. The terms came into popular use during the mid-1800s.
September 9, 2017. Chaucer, Rabelais, BALZAC: A Music Man Glossary. Meredith Willson’s The Music Man contains dozens of words and phrases that most of us have never used or even heard, many of them things that Willson himself must have heard growing up in turn of the century Iowa.
- History of Dies Irae
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Scholars aren’t completely sure who wrote Dies Irae. Many believe the poem was penned by Italian friar Thomas of Celano (1200-1265) or Italian cardinal Latino Malabranca Orsini (d. 1294). And even others believe the chant is possibly as old as the 7th century. Dies Iraeis used in the Requiem Mass (also known as the Mass for the Dead or Funeral Mass...
The powerful text hones in on the fear of the Last Judgment. Here are the first three and the last stanzas (out of 19!): For the full text and translation, click here. Inspiration for the Dies Iraetext came from a late 4th-century Latin translation of the Bible, specifically two verses from the book of Zephaniah. Zephaniah 1:15–16 reads, “That day ...
The music for Dies Irae is equally memorable. The opening of the theme descends in an interlocking pattern of 2nd and 3rd intervals before finishing with a descending scale. In fact, because the theme is so memorable (and the lyrics are so foreboding), many composers have quoted the Dies Iraetheme in their own compositions to signify death and doom...
In the case of kakawin, the symbolism is found in the texts specific to death-ritual contexts. In gamelan bebonangan, the symbolism of death is always present. This is because the musical structure of each phrase of every composition symbolizes the cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth.
Con Man by Dispatch is a captivating song that holds a deep, underlying message. It has resonated with many listeners, including myself, due to its powerful lyrics and melodic composition. In this article, we will dive into the meaning behind this exceptional track and explore the personal connections I have made with it.
