We Remember -- September 11, 2001

[leigh.bess.toad]

As we enter the 10th anniversary weekend of that horrible day, I went looking on youtube today for a video that would capture some of the images of that day paired with what I think is the best music to sum up the feelings for that day -- the Adagio for Strings of Samuel Barber -- perhaps one of the saddest piece of music ever written. And it had just been posted this morning.

 

To those of you in NY and DC whose lives were immediately touched by this tragedy, who may have lost friends or loved ones in this attack, know that I will be thinking of you this weekend.

 

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[+ imagooddog]

Lee,

 

Thanks for posting this video, and the music really fits the somber mood. It has always been one of my

favorite.

There will be many tears shed this weekend whether you lost anyone special in the tragedy or not.

We will always remember that day.

[Bosguy]

Thank you so much Lee. I guess this ultimate tragedy is something I try not to dwell on, but rather reflect on it to remind me of the uncertainty of life. The people of Boston also suffered because of this tragedy because many of the passengers were from our area. I was fortunate not to loose any family members, but went through the agony of not knowing. My brother and sister-in-law were supposed to be on board, but missed the flight due to traffic problems. We did not find this out for many hours and our family was devastated, but we were one of the few fortunate ones. I did lose 4 former students who worked for me, and that void haunts me to this day

 

Remember the victims and their loved ones and the many American heroes who were born of those ashes that herendous day!

 

Boston Bill

[Guest Tristan]

The Adagio for Strings, by Samuel Barber, was used in the movie "Platoon".

 

Albinoni's Adagio in G minor was used in Peter Weir's "Gallipoli".

 

Both pieces are sad, but very beautiful.

 

 

As we enter the 10th anniversary weekend of that horrible day, I went looking on youtube today for a video that would capture some of the images of that day paired with what I think is the best music to sum up the feelings for that day -- the Adagio for Strings of Samuel Barber -- perhaps one of the saddest piece of music ever written. And it had just been posted this morning.

 

To those of you in NY and DC whose lives were immediately touched by this tragedy, who may have lost friends or loved ones in this attack, know that I will be thinking of you this weekend.

 

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[leigh.bess.toad]

Tristan --

 

Thank you so very much for the introduction to this piece. I must confess I was unfamiliar with it, but found a video of it out on youtube. It is indeed beautiful and sad.

 

The question of authorship of the music is certainly in doubt according to an article on that most definitive of sources, Wikipedia. It appears that the ideas and fragments of the themes were Albinoni's but the piece itself may have been composed by his biographer Remo Giazotto. However, none of that takes away from the music's beauty.

 

Here are links to both the Youtube video and the Wikipedia article.

 

Thanks for so much for bringing this to our attention.

 

And stop back in once in a while. You are missed.

 

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adagio_in_G_minor

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