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Krzysztof Penderecki has died

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Re: Krzysztof Penderecki has died

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Post by organsnyder »

nateburke wrote: post #4
H8crilA wrote: post #2

What an absolute legend, his music was like nothing else that came before. Rest in peace. In case you're not familiar with his work - one of the best known pieces is the "Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima". Here you can see it overlaid on top of the notation he had invented to write this composition down: https://youtu.be/HilGthRhwP8 Wikipedia page on the piece: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threnody_to_the_Vic…

My friend used to have a playlist on iTunes called "sleep mix". 3-4 hours of lullabies, Satie, harp music, etc. The last track? The Penderecki Threnody RIP

"Ah fuck it, I guess I'm not going to sleep anyways..."

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Post by thr0w3345 »

H8crilA wrote: post #2

What an absolute legend, his music was like nothing else that came before. Rest in peace. In case you're not familiar with his work - one of the best known pieces is the "Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima". Here you can see it overlaid on top of the notation he had invented to write this composition down: https://youtu.be/HilGthRhwP8 Wikipedia page on the piece: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threnody_to_the_Vic…

I don’t get this at all.

It’s unlistenable. Dreadful. Who considers this music and why? What’s the point of it?

What am I missing?

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Post by krapp »

thr0w3345 wrote: post #22
H8crilA wrote: post #2

What an absolute legend, his music was like nothing else that came before. Rest in peace. In case you're not familiar with his work - one of the best known pieces is the "Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima". Here you can see it overlaid on top of the notation he had invented to write this composition down: https://youtu.be/HilGthRhwP8 Wikipedia page on the piece: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threnody_to_the_Vic…

I don’t get this at all. It’s unlistenable. Dreadful. Who considers this music and why? What’s the point of it? What am I missing?

You're missing the part where art is subjective and not all of it has to appeal to your particular aesthetic sensibilities.

Re: Krzysztof Penderecki has died

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Post by softwarejosh »

thr0w3345 wrote: post #22
H8crilA wrote: post #2

What an absolute legend, his music was like nothing else that came before. Rest in peace. In case you're not familiar with his work - one of the best known pieces is the "Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima". Here you can see it overlaid on top of the notation he had invented to write this composition down: https://youtu.be/HilGthRhwP8 Wikipedia page on the piece: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threnody_to_the_Vic…

I don’t get this at all. It’s unlistenable. Dreadful. Who considers this music and why? What’s the point of it? What am I missing?

it wasnt exactly written for easy listening, it represents the instantaneous annihilation of life on the largest scale the world has ever seen.

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Post by softwarejosh »

softwarejosh wrote: post #24
thr0w3345 wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don’t get this at all. It’s unlistenable. Dreadful. Who considers this music and why? What’s the point of it? What am I missing?

it wasnt exactly written for easy listening, it represents the instantaneous annihilation of life on the largest scale the world has ever seen.

also, when it says for the victims of hiroshima, it doesnt mean for them to listen to. its a piece for their experience to speak to the world. its an honorary for the victims, directed at those who werent. its open to interpretation though

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Post by Mediterraneo10 »

softwarejosh wrote: post #24
thr0w3345 wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don’t get this at all. It’s unlistenable. Dreadful. Who considers this music and why? What’s the point of it? What am I missing?

it wasnt exactly written for easy listening, it represents the instantaneous annihilation of life on the largest scale the world has ever seen.

> it wasnt exactly written for easy listening, it represents the instantaneous annihilation of life on the largest scale the world has ever seen.

As is well known (or should be), Penderecki wrote the piece initially as purely abstract music, a study in sound. The title referencing Hiroshima was only applied to the piece later.

Re: Krzysztof Penderecki has died

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Post by mantap »

elwell wrote: post #20
app4soft wrote: post #6

My first thought was: "Has this death relation to Covid-19?" And just found an answer:[0] > Penderecki had been tested for coronavirus after his carer was diagnosed with the illness, but the composer's result was negative, his daughter Beata Penderecka told Reuters. [1] > Part of the family had been under quarantine at home after attending a family meeting on March 7, Penderecka said. Several people present later tes…

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2020#29 That wikipedia link has 108 references to COVID-19, wow...

I was going to point out that some deaths may be more likely to be included in the list because they died of COVID-19, but fuck, that does not seem to be the case. Genuinely terrifying.

Re: Krzysztof Penderecki has died

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Post by baq »

thr0w3345 wrote: post #22
H8crilA wrote: post #2

What an absolute legend, his music was like nothing else that came before. Rest in peace. In case you're not familiar with his work - one of the best known pieces is the "Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima". Here you can see it overlaid on top of the notation he had invented to write this composition down: https://youtu.be/HilGthRhwP8 Wikipedia page on the piece: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threnody_to_the_Vic…

I don’t get this at all. It’s unlistenable. Dreadful. Who considers this music and why? What’s the point of it? What am I missing?

it's point is that it is provokes strong emotions and it's amazing at it.
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