How Does Samuel Barber Influence Modern Classical Music?

Adagio for Strings was composed by Samuel Barber in 1936 is played in String orchestra from the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11. Samuel Barber was talented, and he composed his first piece when he was seven years old he also sang opera and played the piano. Adagio for Strings has been played in multiple movies and shows such as The Elephant Man, The Hunters (1996), Seinfeld and in How I Met Your Mother episode “Jenkins” (TheIronCupcake). Adagio for Strings is one of the saddest pieces written and has been named “The semi-official music of mourning” because it was played in state funerals of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy (HISTORY). Barber influenced the modern classical music with his work especially Adagio for

He would never entirely act naturally around others, so he pulled back or was guarded, aside from in his music which became an outlet to release his sadness. I felt that this piece is coming from his gratitude for life which he put so much emotion into. Even though we don’t know what inspired Adagio for Strings it is beautiful, and it evoked a deep level of sadness that anyone listening to it can connect to from losing a special person, loneliness etc. The melody incites exceptionally solid, emotional, and yet passionate reactions. The first time I listened to Adagio for Strings I wanted to observe the movements the string choirs were making because the melody mesmerized me. The piece begins with the violists and there are different levels of contour conveyed throughout the songs. The violins and the violas take turns and the main note, for instance, includes only a couple of violin players. The range of the song begins slow and it gradually increases the intensity of the notes to a phenomenal climax and the piece ends with the violists playing in a slow rhythm like how it began. The tonality of this piece was