Today marks the seventh anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on this country. As we contemplate and remember that somber day, we may seek solace from music and poetry.
Adams, John. On the Transmigration of Souls
Bach, Johann Sebastian. Air On the G String
Barber, Samuel. Adagio for Strings
Beethoven, Ludwig van. Sonata #15 in D major "Pastorale"
Copland, Aaron. Quiet City
Lennon, John. Imagine
Mahler, Gustav. Symphony #2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Hymns of Faith
Ravel, Maurice. Le Tombeau de Couperin
Various Artists. American Anthem: Songs and Hymns
Break, Break, Break - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Break, break, break,
On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!
And I would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise in me.
O, well for the fisherman's boy,
That he shouts with his sister at play!
O, well for the sailor lad,
That he sings in his boat on the bay!
And the stately ships go on
To their haven under the hill;
But O for the touch of a vanished hand,
And the sound of a voice that is still!
Break, break, break,
At the foot of thy crags, O Sea!
But the tender grace of a day that is dead
Will never come back to me.
