And the "Songs of Praise and Lamentation," composed in memory of Noah Greenberg, the early-music specialist, included elements of Hebrew psalm cantillation, Gregorian chant and quotations from funereal works by Josquin, Binchois and Ockeghem, three Renaissance composers whose works were associated with Greenberg.
Not all of the pieces on this program explicitly present music in this manner, but most do so implicitly, particularly in the case of the funereal sacred works that use music to heighten the textual pleas to God to a metaphysical level.
There's something somnolent, even funereal, about this work — and about Sargent's Impressionist pictures in general, for all their vivid colors and vigorous brushwork.
He imbues "The Good Shepherd" with a funereal vibe that works especially well on the dark, dank streets of London, where Wilson learns his first repellent lesson in spy-catching, and during his early years in Washington.
The work, a funereal meditation, was inspired by the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
These new works are drastically funereal: materialized dread in a wallpaper-like, decorative design.
However the particulars are interpreted, the whole works as a funereal meditation or a mysteriously sad dream about the losses of modernity.
The video is also a funereal monument to Arunanonchai's older work, which focused on painting.
These include work songs, drinking songs, funereal music and serenades and masquerades.
