Soren Posted 2 October , 2005 Share Posted 2 October , 2005 The Parable of the Young Man and the Old By Wilfred Owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marina Posted 2 October , 2005 Share Posted 2 October , 2005 Shudder!! Excellent, Soren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Wills Posted 3 October , 2005 Share Posted 3 October , 2005 Soren, Do you know Benjamin Brtten's War Requiem? BB combined the poems of Wilfred Owen with the Missa pro Defunctis, and this poem forms part of the Offetorium. A distant Boys' Choir chants the Offertory "quam olim Abrahae promisisti..." in a way that has been likened to lambs being led to the slaughter. Coming, as it where, from beyond, the lightweight quality of the boys' voices takes a ghostly charachter. It is a piece of music than can send shivers down the spine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mythago Posted 3 October , 2005 Share Posted 3 October , 2005 Oh this is wonderful! Very apposite too as I've just been reading Hibberd's biography of Wilfred Owen. Cas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 26 October , 2005 Author Share Posted 26 October , 2005 Soren, Do you know Benjamin Brtten's War Requiem? BB combined the poems of Wilfred Owen with the Missa pro Defunctis, and this poem forms part of the Offetorium. A distant Boys' Choir chants the Offertory "quam olim Abrahae promisisti..." in a way that has been likened to lambs being led to the slaughter. Coming, as it where, from beyond, the lightweight quality of the boys' voices takes a ghostly charachter. It is a piece of music than can send shivers down the spine. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Kate, I've heard a programme about Ivor Gurney on R4 in which Brittens work was mentioned, althougj I've not really had a chance to listen to it myself, I'll get a copy. thanks Soren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landsturm Posted 28 October , 2005 Share Posted 28 October , 2005 Nice... my girlfriend is pissed cuz she says you stole her idea I did one too based on this poem. >HERE< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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