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Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, also known as the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (Polish: Symfonia pieśni żałosnych), is a symphony in three movements composed by Henryk Górecki in Katowice, Poland, between October and December 1976. The work is indicative of the transition between Górecki's dissonant earlier manner and his more tonal later style.
A solo soprano sings a different Polish text in each of the three movements. The first is a Silesian folk song, the second a message written on the wall of a Gestapo cell during World War II, and the third a 15th-century Polish lament of Mary, mother of Jesus. The first and third movements are written from the perspective of a parent who has lost a child, and the second movement from that of a child who has lost a parent. The dominant themes of the symphony are motherhood and separation through war. (More...)
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...that the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a son, Franz Xavier Wolfgang Mozart, who was a noted composer himself?
...that the composer Arnold Schoenberg once said of his music: "My music is not modern, it is merely badly played"?
...that according to the Guinness Book of World Records, Queen albums have spent more time on the UK album charts than those of any other musical act?
...that The Beatles were pelted with rotten fruit during their Memphis concert on August 20, 1966?
...that "Lady Marmalade" was a 1975 #1 hit single recorded by LaBelle for the Epic Records label?
...that Jimi Hendrix has a son who is also a musician?
...that Jully Black is a Canadian R&B singer best-known for her Top 40 hit "Rally’n"?
...that Russian composer Boris Sobinov was abducted from the Berlin American Zone by the NKVD and condemned to ten years in prison in the Soviet Union?
...that Austrian composer Alban Berg died from an insect bite that caused blood poisoning?
Today's Birthdays
- Birthdays in Music: November 29
- Meco, (born Domenico Monardo) American record producer, turns 70.
- Ed Bickert, Canadian guitarist, turns 77.
- Billy Hart, American drummer, turns 69.
- Michael Dempsey, Brit bassist with The Cure, turns 51.
- Tony Coe, Brit tenor saxophonist, turns 75.
- Nicholas Teo, Taiwanese singer and actor, turns 28.
- Coleridge Goode, Jamaican bass player, turns 95.
- Martin Carr, Scottish guitarist with The Boo Radleys, turns 41.
- Philippe Huttenlocher, Swiss baritone vocalist, turns 67.
- Barry Goudreau, American guitarist of Boston fame, turns 58.
- Ronnie Montrose, American hard rock guitarist with Montrose, turns 62.
- Jody Miller, American country music singer, turns 68.
Music News
- November 17: British rapper Derek B dies at age 44
- November 5: British singer Robbie Williams announces his return to boyband Take That
- October 19: Whitney Houston has 'wardrobe malfunction' during UK debut on TV show 'X Factor'
- October 16: Man charged with assaulting British singer Leona Lewis
- October 15: Leona Lewis assaulted at book signing in London, England
- October 15: Boyzone manager Louis Walsh pays tribute to Stephen Gately
- October 14: American singer and actor Al Martino dies at age 82
- October 13: Post-mortem examination reveals Stephen Gately "died of natural causes"
- October 11: Boyzone member Stephen Gately dies at age 33
- September 25: Vienna mayor criticises cancellation of Michael Jackson tribute concert
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