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	Dance of death
		The dances of death are to be found on the outside walls of cloisters, cemeteries, in mortuary chapels, ossuaries and even in churches.
		Death does not care for the social position, nor for the richness, sex, or age of the people it brings into its dance.
		The dance of death was preceded and prepared by a literary genre called Vado Mori (I prepare myself to die) in vogue during the 13th century.
	www.deardeath.com /dance_of_death.htm (840 words)

	Death and the Maiden Quartet (Schubert) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Death and the Maiden Quartet, written in 1824 by Franz Schubert and D. 810 in Otto Erich Deutsch 's thematic catalog of Schubert's works, is a string quartet in four movements:
		The opening movement is, along with that of the preceding and next quartet and that of his string quintet, among the most extended and substantial in his chamber music output, if not in his output as a whole.
		This is one of the quartet works, along with Beethoven's quartetto serioso that Mahler arranged for use by a string orchestra, mostly by doubling some of the cello parts with double basses.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Death_and_the_Maiden_Quartet (314 words)

	World Views > Death and the Maiden Study Guide
		In Death and the Maiden art articulates the harsh experience of living under a dictatorship and of its victims.
		Look for images of "Death and the Maiden" such as Edvard Munch's sketch and painting by that name.
		"Death and the Maiden" Quartet by Franz Schubert.
	www.willamette.edu /cla/wviews/maiden.html (450 words)

	Classical Notes - Classical Classics - Schubert: Trout Quintet, Death and the Maiden Quartet, Wanderer Fantasy, By ...
		The quartet's second movement is a set of variations on the song that follows and expands upon its narrative.
		The scherzo is a grotesque dance of death, sharp and offbeat, with a gruff sort of allure.
		While the Melos Quartet's 1975 Maiden is rather mellow and light-weight, it's paired on DG Universal with a superlative Trout by James Levine (the conductor sitting in on the ivories), Gerhart Hetzel and Alois Posch (of the Vienna Philharmonic) and
	www.classicalnotes.net /classics/trout.html (1919 words)

	Heavy metal music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After Iron Maiden, metal would push the limits of aggressive loudness in thrash metal, speed metal, fl metal and death metal.
		The fl and death metal scene tend to use distorted and guttural voices called death grunts (as exemplified by the Florida band Death).
		The Finnish cello quartet, Apocalyptica, has created their own version of heavy metal, difficult to categorise but leaning towards the darker side of metal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heavy_metal_music (4126 words)

	BISQC 1998 CD
		Death is here presented as a comforting visitor, and this slow movement is in fact the most tranquil part of the quartet, the quicker movements perhaps presenting the more ominous aspects of the death-figure.
		The conclusion of the C major quartet is a brilliant fugal movement, to which Beethoven later attached the impossibly fast metronome mark of 168 to the half-note.
		When the quartets were composed, in 1799, Haydn's dear and much younger friend Mozart had been dead eight years, and Beethoven had just begun work on his first set of quartets, assuming the mantle of Haydn and Mozart and embarking on his own great string quartet journey.
	www.banffcentre.ca /music/bisqc/1998/cd.htm (1021 words)

	Nomadic tackles complex play - Georgetown Voice - Leisure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Death and the Maiden is set in an unnamed South American country (that is, according to the script, "probably Chile") experiencing democracy for the first time after a 17-year military regime.
		Death and the Maiden is a challenging and intricate piece of theatre.
		Death and the Maiden is running in Bulldog Alley Jan. 31 and Feb. 1-3.
	www.georgetownvoice.com /news/2002/01/31/Leisure/Nomadic.Tackles.Complex.Play-173323.shtml (717 words)

	Andy Stein: Compositions & Arrangements
		His symphonic rendition of Schubert's string quartet, "Death and the Maiden," arranged for full orchestra in the style of Schubert, has been performed by world class ensembles on both sides of the Atlantic.
		Death and the Maiden I 2nd theme — Clar.s
		Death and the Maiden II end Vln Var.
	www.andysteinmusic.com /compositions.htm (306 words)

	Death and the Maiden - washingtonpost.comwashingtonpost.com - Entertainment Guide - Theater & Dance
		It's far from apparent at first what dreadful role another Schubert composition has played in the life of this woman: A string quartet is a trigger for memories so scalding that when asked to find words to describe them, she will spit them out in hysterical spurts.
		The events recounted in "Death and the Maiden," in fact, mirror the terror-filled period in Chile, where Dorfman was a college professor, after the military coup that toppled the government of Salvador Allende in 1973.
		But Vreeke and his acting trio follow an alternative route, choosing to view "Death and the Maiden" less as a thriller or a morality play than as a human drama about the psychic toll that trauma imposes.
	johnvreeke.com /death-maiden/washingtonpost (798 words)

	Franz Schubert: String Quartets D 804 "Rosamunde", D 810 "Death and the Maiden", D 887, D 703 and...
		Franz Schubert: String Quartets D 804 "Rosamunde", D 810 "Death and the Maiden", D 887, D 703 and...
		These five compositions-- Schubert ?s last quartets and nearly his last work, the string quintet --have got to be one of the most underappreciated achievements in the history of artistic endeavor.
		From the subtle first movement of Rosemunde, to the confused fury of Death and the Maiden, Emerson's interpretations are immense and multi-dimensional, constantly engaging the listener to jump further into the music.
	www.this-is-great.com /info/xbfffffxifxll (950 words)

	Tokyo String Quartet Returns to UC
		The Sun Quartets have been regarded as milestones in the development of the string quartet genre and paved the way for new possibilities for the form.
		Regarded as one of the greatest compositions in the chamber music repertoire, this quartet is based on a song by the same name and demonstrates Schubert's mastery of intense lyricism, chromatic modulation and attention to textural detail.
		The Quartet is comprised of violist Kazuhide Isomura, a founding member of the group; second violinist Kikuei Ikeda, who joined the ensemble in 1974; new first violinist Martin Beaver; and cellist Clive Greensmith, formerly principal cellist of London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
	www.uc.edu /news/NR.asp?id=372 (595 words)

	Franz Schubert : Death and the Maiden - Scherzo from the String Quartet in Dm : Classical Online Sheet Music
		Franz Schubert : Scherzo from "Death and the Maiden" String Quartet in Dm Among many String Quartets written by Franz Schubert, one of his most famous is called "Death and the Maiden".
		It is in the form of a dialogue between a young woman and Death, who promises her, "You shall sleep softly in my arms".
		The second movement of this quartet is a set of variations based on the theme from the song which is why it bears this title.
	www.mfiles.co.uk /Scores/death-and-the-maiden3.htm (215 words)

	Metroactive Arts \| San Jose Symphony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		That composer Gustav Mahler would choose to adapt Franz Schubert's String Quartet in D Minor, Death and the Maiden, for string orchestra is not at all puzzling.
		Mahler's transcription of Death and the Maiden, together with his Symphony No. 1, The Titan, made up a full evening's listening at San Jose Symphony's concert last weekend.
		Death and the Maiden made a stunning first impression on this writer.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/12.07.95/symph-9549.html (736 words)

	Death and the Maiden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		a string quartet in D minor by Franz Schubert, composed c.
		a play by Ariel Dorfman, in which Schubert's string quartet features prominently.
		Later adapted as a 1994 film by Roman Polanski, starring Ben Kingsley and Sigourney Weaver.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Death_and_the_Maiden (158 words)

	Sunday Morning - Death and the Maiden -15/02/2004
		The erotic qualities of death and art are explored in a series of talks as part of the Perth Festival's music program.
		The String Quartet in D minor was based in part on a song he'd written some years earlier, which in turn was inspired by a poem Death and the Maiden by Matthias Claudius.
		Death and the Maiden is part of a program of chamber music at the Perth Festival curated by Paul Kildea.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/arts/sunmorn/stories/s1043389.htm (215 words)

	Shanghai Quartet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		He wrote the String Quartet in D Minor, D.810, âDeath and the Maiden,â in March 1824, and it was first performed in February 1826.
		Schubertâs âDeath and the Maidenâ Quartet had its Carnegie Hall premiere in Chamber Music Hall (now Weill Recital Hall) on December 6, 1891, with the New York Symphony String Quartet: Adolph Brodsky and Jules Conus, violins; Jan Koert, viola; and Anton Hekking, cello.
		Schubertâs most famous quartet, known today as âDeath and the Maiden,â was one of a series of three that he began to sketch out in 1824.
	www.carnegiehall.org /article/box_office/events/evt_5208_pf.html (2048 words)

	Schubert "Death and the Maiden", Matthus "Maiden and Death" / Petersen Quartet - dragonflycds.com Product Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Schubert "Death and the Maiden", Matthus "Maiden and Death" / Petersen Quartet
		'Death And The Maiden', Str Qt in d, D 810: II.
		'Death And The Maiden', Str Qt in d, D 810: III.
	www.dragonflycds.com /reviews/asinsearch_B00000DFF4.html (141 words)

	The Guide -- Talented Cast Gives Intense Performance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		“Death and the Maiden,” Nomadic Theatre’s latest production, asks audiences if they can ever be certain that the punishment fits the crime, or is even directed at the right person.
		Set in an unnamed South American country where democracy has recently triumphed over dictatorship, “Death and the Maiden” reminds audiences from its outset that the end of a battle isn’t the end of pain for its survivors.
		After finding a cassette of the music she heard throughout her torture — Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” quartet in the doctor’s car, Paulina is certain Roberts is her tormentor.
	www.thehoya.com /guide/020102/guide2.cfm (677 words)

	Gramophone - Gramofile - The world's best classical music magazine
		When there are so few recommendable recordings of the equally fine G major Quartet I'm inclined to think that it's time the attention of record companies broadened a little.
		They are relatively short on tenderness though—a quality which the Tokyo Quartet provide, if occasionally, in excess—and this is more disturbing in the former's coupling, the A minor Quartet, a much more substantial filler than that offered by the Tokyo, but less convincingly played.
		The New World Quartet seem to aim somewhere between the Tokyo and the Melos, but only rarely does their performance approach either in conviction.
	www.gramophone.co.uk /gramofilereview.asp?reviewID=9101044 (654 words)

	Amazon.com: Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; "Death and the Maiden" Quartet: Music: Josef Merz,Martin Lovett,Franz ...
		Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; "Death and the Maiden" Quartet
		String Quartet In D Minor, D 810 'Death And The Maiden': II.
		String Quartet In D Minor, D 810 'Death And The Maiden': III.
	www.amazon.com /Schubert-Trout-Quintet-Maiden-Quartet/dp/B000001GA7 (589 words)

	Death and the Maiden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		If Amnesty International ever produced a feature film, it might be "Death and the Maiden." In fact, many human rights organizations are thanked in the closing credits, leading one to believe they assisted with research and other technicalities.
		Schubart's "Death and the Maiden" plays a part in the plot and acts the reason for the odd title.
		The best part of "Death and the Maiden" is that we never really know ourselves whether Weaver is right or not.
	www.filethirteen.com /reviews/deathandmaiden/deathandmaiden.htm (1138 words)

	Norbert Brainin interview
		These quartets, from a stylistic standpoint, were still chamber music—I really don’t like the term “chamber music”; I’d prefer to speak of the “small ensemble” style—but they are nevertheless equivalent to a great symphony, from the standpoint of their content and length.
		29, followed by the &#147;Death and the Maiden”; Quartet in D minor—so called because of the variation movement, which is based on his song of the same name—and, finally, Schubert’s last quartet, the Quartet in G Major, Op.
		You said that in his quartets, he was practicing for the symphony—that is, he was studying the art of applying four-part polyphony on a symphonic scale—an art which Beethoven had brought to a pinnacle...
	www.schillerinstitute.org /fid_97-01/fid_972xview_brain.html (3236 words)

	Franz Schubert
		This Quartet which now delights the whole world and is among the most superb creations in the medium at first did not receive by any means unanimous enthusiasm.
		The evocative power of the phrase "Death and the Maiden" resonates deeply, from medieval woodcuts to contemporary cinema; and such is the power of this image that commentary on this Quartet is likely as not to be full of blather.
		The title comes from the fact that the melody used as the theme for the set of variations which constitute the Quartet’s Second Movement is taken from Schubert’s song Der Tod and Das Madchen (Death and the Maiden) where it appears in the piano introduction representing the approach of Death.
	www.fuguemasters.com /schubert.html (3375 words)

	All-Reviews.com Movie/Video Review: Death and the Maiden
		DEATH AND THE MAIDEN is Roman Polanski's latest film and it clearly has his stamp on it.
		DEATH AND THE MAIDEN is all of the above.
		The title DEATH AND THE MAIDEN comes from the name of a Schubert Quartet, and it plays a central thread that runs through the entire show.
	www.all-reviews.com /videos-2/death-and-the-maiden.htm (568 words)

	Her Music on CD: String Quartet
		"Death and the Maiden" Lafayette String Quartet: Ann Elliot-Goldschmid and Sharon Stanis, violins; Joanna Hood, viola; Pamela Highbaugh Aloni, cello.
		Schubert’s "Death and the Maiden" was published in 1831, Hensel’s Quartet in 1988, and the Clarke "remains in manuscript."
		"Death and the Maiden" is followed by two "Dead Maidens," Fanny Mendelssohn and Clarke -- "dead" not only literally, but also (for so many decades) figuratively, as their music lay completely forgotten.
	www.rebeccaclarke.org /poem.html (587 words)

	Elusive Disc-SCHUBERT & DVORAK/QUARTETS 2-CH/M-CH SACD
		Mahler obtained a score Schubert's well-known Quartet in D minor, Death and the Maiden, and made detailed notes therein indicating how the music could be disposed for string orchestra.
		Long after his death, Mahler's daughter, Anna, discovered the marked-up Schubert score and brought it to the attention of Mahler scholars David Matthews and Donald Mitchell, who extracted the orchestral parts according to the composer-conductor's notations and published the score in 1984.
		The song begins with a soft introduction depicting the solemn tread of death, continues with the maiden's music of panic and fear, and ends with the words of death set to the strains of the introduction.
	www.elusivedisc.com /prodinfo.asp?number=TELSAM60610&variation=&aitem=33&mitem=53 (732 words)

	Core Sudies 2.2 - Brooklyn College of CUNY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		This quartet gets its name from the second movement of the piece (not heard here) which is a series of variations on one of Schubert's songs (in other words, don't think of death or maidens while listening to this selection!).
		This is an example of a string quartet, a phrase used to describe both a genre of classical works and the ensemble that plays them.
		Note the dramatic use of rhythm in the opening of the piece: it launches violently into motion, with all four instruments playing together, and then seems to grind to a halt.
	academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu /music/jtaylor/death.htm (210 words)

	Arianna String Quartet
		The Arianna Quartet has been Faculty-Artists at the University of Missouri, St. Louis since 2000, teaching weekly lessons, chamber music coachings, and studio classes to all violinists, violists, and cellists at the University.
		This unique class offers opportunities for string orchestra sectionals, solo and chamber music performances, and discussions of all aspects of string playing, from technique and practice tips to how to be an effective teacher.
		Schubert's "Death and The Maiden" Quartet, 1st movement
	www.ariannaquartet.com /study.htm (320 words)

	unbillable hours: Schubert: Trout Quintet, Death and the Maiden / Budapest String Quartet and Mieczyslaw Horszowski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Having The Trout Quintet and Death and the Maiden on the same recording is a lot like a double feature of The Great Muppet Caper and Schindler's List.
		Death and the Maiden, not surprisingly, is not.
		It's an intensely frantic, almost maddening, sorrowful piece (used quite well in the film of the same name, starring Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley; the film was about torture and retribution in Chile after the coup).
	unbillablehours.typepad.com /unbillablehours/2003/11/amazoncom_music.html (301 words)

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