Galloway, Steven: The Cellist of Sarajevo

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[jetfx]

The piece of music is quite well known, and suitably depressing. It was used to great effect for the tragic climax of the film Gallipoli, which, from the impression you gave of the book, better illustrates the mundane horror of war.

A pity he didn't delve into his themes more, because Sarajavo is such a perfect city for them. It was there that the 20th century was violently born, and it was there that that the century ended in its last bloody spasms.

[calico_reaction]

I tried to look it up on iTunes but got confused really fast, because I don't know who really COMPOSED it. Do you have a link, or specific information that'll help in my search for the song?

[jetfx]

I'm pretty sure it's this piece of music - Adagio in G minor. It's the piece of music Albinoni is most famous for, although he doesn't seem to have actually written it.

[calico_reaction]

The book talked about that too, in the very first chapter. I found this piece on iTunes, but I got confused because I was listening for a cello solo, not something like this. :)

[jetfx]

According to the Wikipedia article, it can be transcribed for string instruments alone, but is often string plus organ like the one in the video.