Full Version: The Parable of the Young Man and the Old
The Parable of the Young Man and the Old By Wilfred Owen
Shudder!!
Excellent, Soren.
Excellent, Soren.
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.
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.
Oh this is wonderful! Very apposite too as I've just been reading Hibberd's biography of Wilfred Owen.
Cas
Cas
QUOTE (Kate Wills @ Oct 3 2005, 01:28 AM)
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.
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.
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
Nice... my girlfriend is pissed cuz she says you stole her idea I did one too based on this poem. >HERE<
I did one too based on this poem. >HERE<
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