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Posted by croprotater (U14535054) on Sunday, 27th June 2010
when Jill came home and found Phil had died what was the music that was playing ?Vaughn Williams
Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:44 GMT, in reply to croprotater
Elgar's Dream of Gerontius. Think it was the end of part 1. I'm pretty sure there were several threads on this at the time so might come up with a link.
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Posted by Tayler Cresswell - Host (U14232848) on Sunday, 27th June 2010
Here's the link
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Tayler
From Wikipedia:
"Gerontius, at peace, submits, and the priest recites the blessing Go forth upon thy journey, Christian soul! (a translation of the litany Ordo Commendationis Animae). This leads to a long chorus for the combined forces, ending Part I."
Bass-Baritone Gerald Finley delivers it magnificently here:
The performance shows superb vocal control and a deep understanding for the lyrics and the music.
as a comment on that page puts it:
"even those of us who are devout athiests hope that somehow, and dispite logic, there is more to the human condition than the black and white fact of life and death. There is... it's in the music, poetry and memories..."
Music has that power. Even atheist physicist Einstein responded to a performance by the young Yehudi Menuhin thus:
"Now I know there is a god in heaven."
Bear
Thank you for all replies- this seems a good place to be!
Yes, it is. If you've got a question about virtually anything, post it in Notes and Queries for The Archers , or 'The Bull' for any other subject, and someone will come along with the answer.
Never known to fail.
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