Threnody

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HilGthRhwP8

Should have posted this before tonight's discussion, not sure how I did not think to do so when so many of our readings being focused on Hiroshima. This is Krzysztof Penderecki's Threnody for the Victim's of Hiroshima.  It is wildly considered to be one of the greatest 20th century pieces of music, though you will hear why it is not very popular to listen to or perform. It was revolutionary in its composition. It was written in 1960 when it was thought by many that all possible sounds of a string orchestra had been already been discovered and used. Penderecki proved this theory wrong. There are no digital noises in this piece, the only instruments used are violin, viola, cello, and double bass, just as in a classical string orchestra.