Template:Did you know nominations/Agnus Dei (Barber)

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The result was: promoted by Carabinieri (talk) 14:42, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Agnus Dei (Barber)

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... that Samuel Barber (pictured) derived his choral composition Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) from his successful Adagio for Strings, showing "the work's sense of spirituality"?

Reviewed: The Wild and the Innocent (Millennium)
Comment: Better word for "showing" welcome, source says "brought to the surface". Suggested for Good Friday, 6 April

Created/expanded by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 07:30, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

New enough, long enough, well cited throughout, neutrally written, copyvio check finds none, hook is interesting and cited. Image appears to be public domain. I see no problem with the word "showing", which is essentially what the metaphor of "brought to the surface" means. Ready to go. Moonraker (talk) 06:27, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

In approving the hook, I can't help wondering whether Olson's "evoked feelings... that ranged from nostalgia to love to sexual passion" might be more striking? Moonraker (talk) 06:27, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Striking yes, but that was said about the Adagio, this is to introduce the Agnus Dei ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:03, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Foolish of me, you're right, of course. Moonraker (talk) 21:31, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Don't call yourself foolish! You went right down to the sources and should be praised for that! I wondered if I should take it to the article, but was afraid of being too close to the source. I would not know how to say "sexual passion" in other words ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:53, 27 March 2012 (UTC)