Polish Requiem
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polish-requiem-298-17940478
title:
Polish Requiem
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Polish Requiem, also A Polish Requiem, is a large-scale requiem mass for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra by the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. The Lacrimosa, dedicated to the trade union leader Lech Wałęsa, was written for the unveiling of a statue at the Gdańsk Shipyard to commemorate those killed in the Polish anti-government riots in 1970. He expanded the work into a requiem, writing other parts to honour different patriotic events over the next four years. The Polish Requiem was f
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Catholic funeral mass
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Requiem
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2024-03-13T10:19:31Z
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