Samuel Barber's is widely considered one of the most poignant and recognizable works in the orchestral repertoire. Originally composed in 1936 as the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11 , Barber later arranged it for a full string orchestra. It premiered on November 5, 1938, performed by the NBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Arturo Toscanini. Composition and Musical Structure

: While the quartet's outer movements are in two sharps, the Adagio is set in B-flat minor (five flats), which is notoriously difficult for string players to tune and sustain at its slow pace.

: It was played following the deaths of Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, and at the funerals of Albert Einstein, Princess Grace of Monaco, and Princess Diana.

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Adagio For Strings

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Samuel Barber's is widely considered one of the most poignant and recognizable works in the orchestral repertoire. Originally composed in 1936 as the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11 , Barber later arranged it for a full string orchestra. It premiered on November 5, 1938, performed by the NBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Arturo Toscanini. Composition and Musical Structure

: While the quartet's outer movements are in two sharps, the Adagio is set in B-flat minor (five flats), which is notoriously difficult for string players to tune and sustain at its slow pace. Adagio For Strings

: It was played following the deaths of Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, and at the funerals of Albert Einstein, Princess Grace of Monaco, and Princess Diana. Samuel Barber's is widely considered one of the