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amanfang

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Death Pieces

on: July 06, 2004, 07:09:56 PM

What pieces do you know that were specifically composed with death in mind?? I am looking for anywhere from Baroque to modern.

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thierry13

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Hum : Beethoven 5th symphony
Liszt's Totentaz(means : dance of the death)
Saint-saens Dance macabre (dance of the death)
Chopin Marche funebre
Beethoven Marche funebre
Liszt's Harmonie poetique et religieuse : funeraille

Others don't come to mind !

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willcowskitz

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Re: Death Pieces

Reply #2 on: July 06, 2004, 09:08:24 PM

Mozart's Requiem

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joell12068

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Re: Death Pieces

Reply #3 on: July 06, 2004, 10:36:46 PM

Ravel - Pavane pour une infante defunte = Pavane for a dead princess

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Re: Death Pieces

Reply #4 on: July 07, 2004, 02:57:44 AM

Bruckner's 9th symphony. It was dedicated to God and was never finished.

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Clare

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Re: Death Pieces

Reply #5 on: July 07, 2004, 03:25:00 AM

More Liszt: Liebestraum 2 - Blissful Death.

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amanfang

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Re: Death Pieces

Reply #6 on: July 07, 2004, 03:52:12 PM

Isn't Scarbo about a man who has just been hung??

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Its_about_nothing

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Re: Death Pieces

Reply #7 on: July 07, 2004, 04:18:50 PM

That's Le Gibet.

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amanfang

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Re: Death Pieces

Reply #8 on: July 07, 2004, 04:27:51 PM

That's right.... I got them temporarily confused

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maxy

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Re: Death Pieces

Reply #9 on: July 10, 2004, 02:24:32 AM

Beethoven op.10 #3 2nd mvt
Liszt: Mazeppa: the horse dies

how sad!!!
Pavane pour une infante défunte: supposedly it was not inspired by death. The title is just words that Ravel liked put together... A poetic effect.

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Reply #10 on: July 12, 2004, 09:34:17 PM

Janacek's Sonata October 1, 1905 was written in reaction to the death of a workman during a revolt at the university in Olomouc. Movement one, Presentiment, is a passionate depiction of the uprising which leads to movement two, The Death, a somber and chilling finale to this unique but worthwhile work.

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