Saxophone Ensemble | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
For SSAATTB Saxophone Septet
Hello everyone!
It's been a very long while since I last posted anything to flat as I've been bogged down by my classes and performances since last September. As such, I haven't thanked you all for my milestone of passing 100 followers. Thank you all very much for your support and enjoyment even if it is just for reference or out of boredom.
I started this arrangement last August before I became very busy as it was one of the most difficult periods of my life. It was finished today after the end of my most recent semester as a triumph over the sad period which has lasted until today. I hope to bring more music to you all once again, and plan to over the course of this summer.
Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber is a composition for string orchestra that was originally the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11. Barber wrote this arrangement of his that movement in 1936 which was the same year that he wrote the quartet. It was performed for the first time on November 5, 1938, by the NBC Symphony Orchestra in a radio broadcast.
The piece has been positively received since its initial performance and is often played as an emotional piece. Many performances of this piece are done for memorial or funeral services. As such, it has been called "America's semi-official music for mourning." Adagio for Strings has been featured in many soundtracks and important events including but not limited to the funerals of Albert Einstein, John F. Kennedy, and Franklin D. Roosevelt as well as the 20th anniversary memorial for 9/11, the 2010 Winter Olympics, and many memorial services of terrorist attacks.
In 2004, Adagio for Strings was voted the "saddest classical" work ever by listeners of the BBC Radio. This put it ahead of "Dido's Lament" from Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell, the Adagietto from Gustav Mahler's 5th symphony, Metamorphosen by Richard Strauss, and Gloomy Sunday as sung by Billie Holiday.
Thanks if you read all that, and, as always, I hope you enjoy!
It's been a very long while since I last posted anything to flat as I've been bogged down by my classes and performances since last September. As such, I haven't thanked you all for my milestone of passing 100 followers. Thank you all very much for your support and enjoyment even if it is just for reference or out of boredom.
I started this arrangement last August before I became very busy as it was one of the most difficult periods of my life. It was finished today after the end of my most recent semester as a triumph over the sad period which has lasted until today. I hope to bring more music to you all once again, and plan to over the course of this summer.
Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber is a composition for string orchestra that was originally the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11. Barber wrote this arrangement of his that movement in 1936 which was the same year that he wrote the quartet. It was performed for the first time on November 5, 1938, by the NBC Symphony Orchestra in a radio broadcast.
The piece has been positively received since its initial performance and is often played as an emotional piece. Many performances of this piece are done for memorial or funeral services. As such, it has been called "America's semi-official music for mourning." Adagio for Strings has been featured in many soundtracks and important events including but not limited to the funerals of Albert Einstein, John F. Kennedy, and Franklin D. Roosevelt as well as the 20th anniversary memorial for 9/11, the 2010 Winter Olympics, and many memorial services of terrorist attacks.
In 2004, Adagio for Strings was voted the "saddest classical" work ever by listeners of the BBC Radio. This put it ahead of "Dido's Lament" from Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell, the Adagietto from Gustav Mahler's 5th symphony, Metamorphosen by Richard Strauss, and Gloomy Sunday as sung by Billie Holiday.
Thanks if you read all that, and, as always, I hope you enjoy!
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Soprano Saxophone