The composer adapted this work to the chorus for the Agnus Dei of the Catholic Mass, but it is much more famous in its original version.
Arturo Toscanini chose this piece as the first American piece to be performed by the NBC Symphony Orchestra. The composer adapted this work to the chorus for the Agnus Dei of the Catholic Mass, but it is much more famous in its original version. Sandwiched between two allegro movements of the composer's 1936 String Quartet, its chant-like theme gives it a special solemnity that made it appropriate for the funerals of FDR and JFK. FTP, identify this work by Samuel Barber used in the movie Platoon.
Arturo Toscanini chose this piece as the first American piece to be performed by the NBC Symphony Orchestra.
{Adagio} for Strings