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As previously mentioned Penderecki wrote St. Luke's Passion. he is among several recent generations of Polish composers among others are Hinrich Gorecki(1933-2010) and Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1995). The Most famous of Polish composers was Fredrick Chopin(1810-1849) He wrote mostly music for the Piano. Among his most famous is his Piano Sonata (opus #35) of which the famous "Funeral March" comes from Penderecki has written many genres of classical music including chamber music and symphonies. The St. Luke Passion was written in 1966 to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of Poland adapting Christianity. It is based on the Gospel of St. Luke's. It also includes elements from the Book of Psalms and the Catholic Stabat Mater. It involves a full orchestra, chorus and soloists. Like St. Matthew's passion and St. John's Passions it uses a tenor as the evangelist and a bass or baritone for Jesus. The Stabat Mater is the Catholic Station of the Cross. Poland is a traditionally Catholic country Among other works is the Polish Requiem which was commissioned by Solidarity in 1980 in honor of the workers killed in the 1970. The events in 1980 coupled with the election of Pope John Paul ll in 1978 led to an eventual downfall of the Polish communist government. It was dedicated to Lech Walesa. A requiem is a service for the dead. Berlioz, Faure, Mozart and Verdi have all written famous requiems. Also Brahms wrote A German Requiem(Opus#45) based on scripture. Both Old and New Testament. Some of Penderecki's music is also used in Film. The Exorcist features his string Quartet. The Shining features several pieces of his music including Utenja ll.
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