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lastlib

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Tue Sep 2, 2025, 10:45 AM Sep 2

Word for the day

threnody (THREN-o-de)
(noun)
a lament:
refers to a wailing ode, song, hymn, or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person. The word is derived from a Greek word meaning "dirge"; in essence, a sad song/poem expressing lamentation for someone who has died.
EX: Elton John's "Candle In The Wind" is a brooding threnody to famous people in general, and Marilyn Monroe in particular.

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Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (1960) - Sinfonia Varsovia Donkees Sep 2 #4

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4. Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (1960) - Sinfonia Varsovia
Tue Sep 2, 2025, 11:10 AM
Sep 2


Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (1960)
For 52 string instruments
By Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki (1933–2020)
Performed at the 80th Birthday Celebration of Krzysztof Penderecki
November 23, 2013

Sinfonia Varsovia
Krzysztof Urbański
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