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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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- Igor Khoroshev, Russian keyboardist of Yes fame, turns 44.
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- Monoxide Child, American rapper with Twiztid, turns 36.
- Tanya Donelly, American singer-songwriter, ex-Throwing Muses and Belly member, turns 43.
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- June 5: British singer Susan Boyle released from clinic
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- May 16: Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
- May 15: After uncertain day of Eurovision rehearsals, EBU will place sanctions on Spain and RTVE
- May 14: Spain in danger of Eurovision disqualification after scheduling snafu at RTVE
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