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Post by Pinch on Apr 12, 2016 11:42:17 GMT
I saw a similar thread on another (non-hifi/music) forum that I visit, and thought it would be interesting to ask the same question here: Would you like to have any particular piece of music played at your funeral? And if so, why that one? I was prompted to think about this when my step-father died a few years ago. His mother had taken on various aspects of the funeral arrangements, including picking a song to play, and it was - with the best will in the world - a rather poor choice. So my mother (gently) intervened, and tasked me with finding something more appropriate (he hadn't left any instruction). In the end we settled on Fleetwood Mac's 'Albatross', since he was a fan of the band, and the tone seemed just right. Since then I've occasionally considered what my preferences would be in my own case; obviously I won't be around to hear it, so it's odd thing to have an opinion on. But still, my current preference would be for a Philip Glass piece. I'd initially favoured ' Train' from Einstein on the Beach, but at nearly 20 minutes I thought it might be a bit much! So then settled (for now) on 'Floe' from Glassworks: I find this piece very affecting; obviously it's rather beautiful, but also it tends to put me in a contemplative mood, and to elicit reflection on life, love, and death, so it would be apt for the occasion. |
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Post by Slinger on Apr 12, 2016 12:08:38 GMT
(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult while people are coming in and sitting down. After We Die - Tom Waits to start the service proper. You'll Never Walk Alone - A recording of the Anfield crowd in place of a prayer reading/hymn. The Great Gig In The Sky - Pink Floyd - for the mourners (if there are any left by then  ) to exit to. I probably wouldn't get away with most of that lot, so maybe just You'll Never Walk Alone and the final movement from Klaus Tennstedt's reading of Mahler's 8th, which is quite apt as it features Veni Creator Spiritus.
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Post by MikeMusic on Apr 12, 2016 12:28:23 GMT
Too much to choose from for me.
Need to research it and maybe still lost
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Post by Chris on Apr 12, 2016 14:18:35 GMT
Dark Island - by a military pipes and drums band.
I'm not bothered about a funeral but would like those that knew me to think of me with this piece of music.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2016 15:23:42 GMT
Dark Island - by a military pipes and drums band. I'm not bothered about a funeral but would like those that knew me to think of me with this piece of music. My dad (born on Skye: not too far away) liked that song. I remember him playing it a lot when I was a kid. He died young, so I don't have many memories of him, but that's one  |
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Post by mikeyb on Apr 12, 2016 19:52:11 GMT
Ed Sheeran - I See Fire ? I keep winding up my kids with that one  I change my mind every other week with what I want playing, mind you not sure if I'll get to hear it so will it matter? |
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Post by davidf on Apr 12, 2016 21:22:52 GMT
On The Nature Of Daylight - Max Richter
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Post by ChrisB on Apr 12, 2016 21:41:18 GMT
No offence to anyone else, but I don't think I could begin to choose the music for my own funeral. I'd like to think I would do a good job of choosing it for my loved ones though.
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Post by John on Apr 13, 2016 3:57:31 GMT
I would like Jimi Hendrix Castles Made of Sand and Hiromi Place to Be at mine
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Post by MartinT on Apr 13, 2016 11:53:27 GMT
I asked a soprano friend of ours to sing Beim Schlafengehen by Richard Strauss at my wife's funeral, it seemed the obvious choice to me and she knew it well. How she actually got through it I will never know, because the rest of us were pretty choked and she was in tears by the end. It's hard to celebrate the life of someone who dies at 37, you end up just being overwhelmed by it all and choosing something to fit your own mood.
For my own funeral, all I have done is put in a request for the most beautiful piece I know, the Pie Jesu from Durufle's Requiem.
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Post by pre65 on Apr 13, 2016 12:24:01 GMT
I empathize with you Martin, my wife was 56 when she died, but still too young. 
I don't know what I'd like played at my funeral, I hope I've a lot of new things to listen to before then.
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Post by Chris on Apr 13, 2016 23:23:03 GMT
Heartbreaking.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 14, 2016 5:41:12 GMT
I empathize with you Martin, my wife was 56 when she died, but still too young. My commiserations, Philip. |
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Post by barnboy on Apr 16, 2016 0:37:25 GMT
Many years ago at a dear friends funeral who died far to young. Near the end of the service his wife said the next song was his favourite and I confidently expected to hear 'Bat out of hell' which , shall we say was a big tune at the time and instead we were treated to The Waterboys 'Whole of the moon'. I was confused, I had never heard him play that and as far as knew didn't own a copy. Did I really know him? ;-)
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Post by davidf on Apr 16, 2016 19:01:02 GMT
Or did his wife really know him? Hammers home the need for requesting your own music, otherwise you might end up with something by Kanye West at your own...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2016 23:44:11 GMT
I can't stand music at funerals so would prefer nothing.
I find it at best distracting and a hindrance when contemplating the life of the departed friend or relative and at worse evoking a sort of forced emotional response.
If I was forced to choose it would be 'Agadoo' or the Combine Harvester ditty - I won't be there so won't have to suffer either of these atrocities.
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