Symphony of Sorrowful Songs - Henryk Górecki - 1st movement

Lento—Sostenuto tranquillo ma cantabile

(only the second part of the 1st movement)

Typically 27 minutes in duration, the first movement equals the combined length of the second and third movements,[9] and is based on a late-15th century lament of Mary from the Lysagora Songs collection of the Holy Cross Monastery in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. Comprising three thematic sections, the movement opens with a canon in ten parts using a 24-bar melody in the Aeolian mode on E. It begins with double basses, and each succeeding entry occurs one measure later (i.e., a new entry begins every 25 measures), starting a fifth above the last. After the canon reaches a full 10 parts, it works its way back to a single pitch. The soprano enters in the second section and builds to a climax on the final word, at which point the strings enter forcefully with the climax of the opening canon. The third section of the movement (Lento—Cantabile semplice) is a long dénouement that also winds down to a single pitch.

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[acerza89]

FEARLESS... jeff bridges was jesus...

[BOGUSLAW28]

WE MUST REMEMBER JESUS ON THE CROSS,HIS MOTHER HAD SEEN HER SON DYING

ON THE CROSS, BLOOD, BLOOD BLOOD, JUST POURED DOWN THE CROSS.EXORCIST

ANDREW. LOVELY SOUND, SAD BUT COMPELLING.

[flossy12518]

to kristuneBB, it sounds like Zofia Kilanowicz, but another name pops up at me, Isabel Bayrakdarian

[kristuneBB]

Hi,

Who is the singer and which orchestra is performing this peace?

Thanks a lot!

[TheWeirdPlant]

Back on topic- absolutely beautiful song.

[qazeebo]

@NPBaudelaire Define "define"

[marcow1970]

The innocent children we ms educate with our self-righteous dogma and so called worldly wisdom are the ones who suffer... resulting in judgmental intolerant young people. were every color. creed, disability has a stigma attached to it.....

In dedication to the fallen sons, and daughters of Poland....

[NPBaudelaire]

@Bcutter Thank you for your kind words.

Evolution doesn't stop, it still continues. It is a dynamic concept, not a stale one. I don't think we can;t change, in fact I believe that we change every day. So, no matter how much is lost, there is, at least, still hope.

There is no status quo, neither political, social nor biological. Everything is flowing. (Herakletus).

[Bcutter]

@NPBaudelaire I think you pretty much gave the perfect answer. Very much in accordance with my own thoughts and philosophies. However, these kinds of discussions always leads me to the "things are as they are, why care" mentality which usually numbs my interest to even discuss or think about the given matter anymore. Sure, we are responsible, but on the other hand, what does that "matter" (define matter hehe)? Evolution made us the way we are. We are what we are.

[NPBaudelaire]

@Bcutter I don't disagree. But, in my opinion, the universe, let alone "everything" and "nothing", are all terms and symbols that exist only in man's consciousness. Therefore, the entire universe exists only in your consciousness and is a matter of your perception.

So, the word "pathetic" means what you know, feel and think it does. It depends on who you are.

Thanks for this interesting conversation, by the way.