Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima
| Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima | |
|---|---|
| by Krzysztof Penderecki | |
Atomic cloud over Hiroshima, 1945 | |
| Native name | Tren – ofiarom Hiroszimy |
| Full title | Polish: Tren – ofiarom Hiroszimy na 52 instrumenty smyczkowe Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima for 52 string instruments |
| Year | 1961 |
| Period | Contemporary, postmodernism |
| Genre | Threnody |
| Style | Sonorism, avant-garde |
| Form | Orchestral piece |
| Dedication | Victims and Hibakusha of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima |
| Publisher | Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne Polskie Nagrania Warszawa |
| Duration | 8:37 |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 22 September 1961 |
| Location | Warsaw Autumn Festival |
| Conductor | Andrzej Markowski |
| Performers | Krakow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra |
ISWC T-905.954.212-0 Awards • 4th Place UNESCO Tribune Internationale des Compositeurs (1961) • 3rd Degree | |
Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima, also translated as Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (Polish: Tren – ofiarom Hiroszimy), is a musical composition for 52 string instruments composed in 1961 by Krzysztof Penderecki. Dedicated to the residents and hibakusha who were killed or wounded in Hiroshima during the first-ever wartime usage of an atomic weapon, Penderecki's threnody won the Tribune Internationale des Compositeurs UNESCO prize in 1961.