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5. Have you ever noticed....

Reply to Manifestor_of_Light (Original post)

Tue Apr 16, 2013, 04:26 PM

Apr 2013

.... that any piece of music that is written with so many flats goes to the top of the charts, no matter what century it was composed in? It's those haunting black keys. Thanks for posting this tragically beautiful music...

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Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) by Samuel Barber. [View all] Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 OP

aka: Adagio For Strings, Op. 11 hlthe2b Apr 2013 #1

Yep. It was originally a movement for String Quartet, Opus 11. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #2

A music critic wrote that it described sarge43 Apr 2013 #3

Thanks for posting joesdaughter Apr 2013 #4

Have you ever noticed.... ReRe Apr 2013 #5

Yes. It's also in a minor key. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #8

Thank you for posting 2naSalit Apr 2013 #6

Adagio for strings, played a few days after 9/11 SwissTony Apr 2013 #7

So lovely... so beautiful... so sad... thanx SO MUCH for sharing! yoyossarian Apr 2013 #9