] OT: Dies Irae
Any listers know of a list of 20C works that use the Dies Irae in some form
or another?
There is Rachmaninoff, of course, and Michael Daugherty's Dead Elvis.
Also Crumb uses it now and then e.g. Black Angels, Makrokosmos II. But any
others that come to mind? (Particularly
Bob, you omitted what is perhaps the most culturally significant use
of Dies Irae in living memory:
A version of Dies Irae was used in WWE/WWF's WrestleMania XIV
during the video package to promote the buildup to The Undertaker
and Kane's historic first match against one another.
I believe I also heard a Dies Irae in The Lord of the Rings (Howard Shore).
Darcy James Argue djar...@earthlink.net wrote:
Bob, you omitted what is perhaps the most culturally significant use
of Dies Irae in living memory:
A version of Dies Irae was used in WWE/WWF's WrestleMania
I guess I'll have to WRESTLE with that thought for MANY years to
come, Darcy..
I should have included it as Matthew asked for:
(Particularly important works?)
My bad :)
Bob
PS: Yes, that momentous occasion was actually mentioned on the page
in Wikipedia I referenced--
Under References
Matthew, you ask some really interesting questions!
David McKay
www.aussiemusician.blogspot.com
2009/10/27 Matthew Hindson mhindson2...@gmail.com
Any listers know of a list of 20C works that use the Dies Irae in some form
or another?
There is Rachmaninoff, of course, and Michael Daugherty's
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Subject: Re: [Finale] OT: Dies Irae
Bob, you omitted what is perhaps the most culturally significant use
of Dies Irae in living memory:
A version of Dies Irae was used in WWE/WWF's WrestleMania XIV
during the video package to promote the buildup to The Undertaker
and Kane's historic
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Behalf Of Darcy James Argue
Sent: 27 October 2009 06:42
To: finale@shsu.edu
Subject: Re: [Finale] OT: Dies Irae
Bob, you omitted what is perhaps the most culturally significant use
of Dies
Doh! - yes it is.
Gary
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Sent: 27 October 2009 09:40
To: finale@shsu.edu
Subject: Re: [Finale] OT: Dies Irae
Isnt that the last one on the list below?
* Alan Menken
It may not be as classical as you intend, but the Dies Irae figures
prominently throughout the score of Sweeney Todd.
Aaron.
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On Tue Oct 27, at TuesdayOct 27 12:09 AM, Matthew Hindson wrote:
Any listers know of a list of 20C works that use the Dies Irae in
some form
or another?
There is Rachmaninoff, of course, and Michael Daugherty's Dead
Elvis.
Also Crumb uses it now and then e.g. Black Angels, Makrokosmos II.
Darcy James Argue wrote:
Bob, you omitted what is perhaps the most culturally significant use of
Dies Irae in living memory:
A version of Dies Irae was used in WWE/WWF's WrestleMania XIV during
the video package to promote the buildup to The Undertaker and Kane's
historic first match against
At 3:09 PM +1100 10/27/09, Matthew Hindson wrote:
Any listers know of a list of 20C works that use the Dies Irae in some form
or another?
(Particularly important works?)
Oh, my goodness, Matthew! You've certainly left yourself wide open
on this one!!! Important, as in self-important, as in
Dear John,
I'm not going to bite on this one! Especially as I am also an academic.
Other to say that you will note I put around important, for
reasons that may in fact relate in some way to what you have expounded.
Matthew
John Howell wrote:
At 3:09 PM +1100 10/27/09, Matthew Hindson
Well heck, just ask Garth Brooks, or look at any Hollywood movie about any
musician--music is only as important as the amount of money it generates!
We should all know that, shouldn't we?
ajr
not an academic, and always finding it more difficult to reach an audience
than to please one
Dear
Any listers know of a list of 20C works that use the Dies Irae in some form
or another?
There is Rachmaninoff, of course, and Michael Daugherty's Dead Elvis.
Also Crumb uses it now and then e.g. Black Angels, Makrokosmos II. But any
others that come to mind? (Particularly important works?)
Hi Matthew--
According to Google--hope this helps:)
Bob
--:
Penderecki: Symphony 8 - Dies Irae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dies_Irae
The words have often been set to music as part of the Requiem
service, originally as a sombre plainchant. It also formed part of
the traditional
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