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A Sound Of Fear, Forged In The Shadow Of War

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A Sound Of Fear, Forged In The Shadow Of War
http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2013/11/23/246916733/a-sound-of-fear-forged-in-the-shadow-of-war
November 23, 2013

The Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki turned 80 on Saturday. You may think you’ve never heard Penderecki’s music, but I’m guessing you have — because I’m guessing you’ve seen The Shining.

Listen closely to parts of Utrenja or Polymorphia and you’ll have a hard time not picturing Jack Nicholson‘s menacing figure.

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