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  2. Adagio for Strings - Wikipedia

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    Adagio for Strings is a work by Samuel Barber arranged for string orchestra from the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11.. Barber finished the arrangement in 1936, the same year that he wrote the quartet.

  3. Platoon (film) - Wikipedia

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    Music used in the film includes Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber, "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane, and "Okie from Muskogee" by Merle Haggard (which is an anachronism, as the film is set in 1967 but Haggard's song was not released until 1969).

  4. The Elephant Man (film) - Wikipedia

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    Lynch used Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings to underline the climax and Merrick's own death. Composer John Morris argued against using the music, stating that "this piece is going to be used over and over and over again in the future... And every time it's used in a film it's going to diminish the effect of the scene." [21]

  5. List of compositions by Samuel Barber - Wikipedia

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    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: commission from Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge; 17 extant manuscript pages of movement II. [4] Chamber music ...

  6. String Quartet (Barber) - Wikipedia

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    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)

  7. Kamp Krustier - Wikipedia

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    Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber Boléro by Maurice Ravel: Production code: WABF09: Original air date: March 5, 2017 () Guest appearances; Lizzy Caplan as Virginia Johnson; Michael Sheen as William Masters; Episode features; Chalkboard gag "We're the only house where the Christmas tree is still up" Couch gag

  8. Agnus Dei (Barber) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Samuel Barber - Wikipedia

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    Samuel Osmond Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator, and one of the most celebrated composers of the mid-20th century. [1]