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Barber's Adagio for Strings was originally the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11, composed in 1936 while he was spending a summer in Europe with Gian Carlo Menotti, an Italian composer and Barber's partner since their student years at the Curtis Institute of Music. [3] Barber was inspired by Virgil's didactic poem Georgics.
The String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 was written in 1935–36 by Samuel Barber. Barber arranged the middle movement for string orchestra as his well-known Adagio for Strings in 1936. Barber continued to revise the piece, particularly the finale, until 1943. Molto allegro e appassionato; Molto adagio [attacca] Molto allegro (come prima)
In music, Op. 11 stands for Opus number 11. Compositions that are assigned this number include: Barber – Adagio for Strings; Barber – String Quartet; Beethoven – Piano Trio, Op. 11; Boccherini – String Quintet in E major, Op. 11, No. 5; Brahms – Serenade No. 1; Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1; Dvořák – Romance in F minor; Elgar ...
11: 1936: String Quartet in B minor: for 2 violins, viola and cello: slow movement arranged for string orchestra as Adagio for Strings (1936) Chamber music: 1941: Commemorative March: for violin, cello and piano Chamber music: 1947: String Quartet in E major, second mvt. only: for 2 violins, viola and cello
Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) is a choral composition in one movement by Samuel Barber, his own arrangement of his Adagio for Strings (1936). In 1967, he set the Latin words of the liturgical Agnus Dei, a part of the Mass, for mixed chorus with optional organ or piano accompaniment. The music, in B-flat minor, has a duration of about eight minutes.
Catch Me If You Can: Music from the Motion Picture is the original soundtrack of the 2002 film of the same name, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen and Amy Adams.
The "Harry Potter" books have inspired 11 films, and fans have rated them online.. Most Rotten Tomatoes fans seem to love "Deathly Hallows - Part 2" and "Prisoner of Azkaban." But "Fantastic ...
Samuel Barber (1910–1981): One string quartet (B minor, Op. 11, 1936–1943), from which the Adagio for Strings was orchestrated, as well as a Serenade (Op. 1, 1928; arranged for strings in 1944) and Dover Beach (Op. 3, 1931; includes baritone soloist); a second quartet, commissioned in 1947, never progressed beyond early sketches.