Work: Trauermusik for viola and strings

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Composer	Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963)
Period	Early 20th century
Work type	Chamber

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Why isn't the music enough? “Silence and Rapture” from the ACO

Dancers Liam Green and Emily Seymour © Daniel Boud

Sandra Bowdler, 14 Aug

Iestyn Davies joins the Australian Chamber Orchestra for music by Bach and Pärt in a programme featuring distracting modern dance.

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The art of memory: classical music for mourning

Cover of the first edition of Le tombeau de Couperin (1918) designed by Ravel himself © Public domain | Bibliothèque nationale de France

Danny Riley, 28 Oct

From fulfilling funerary functions, to eulogising friends and fellow artists, or lamenting the waste of war: here are some of the finest examples of music written in mourning.