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American Anthem: The Curious Journey Of The ‘Adagio For Strings,’ From Funerals To Festivals

By NPR News February 14, 2019

Dutch superstar DJ Tiesto (seen here performing in Miami in February 2019) released a massively popular electronic reworking of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings in 2005. CREDIT: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for E11EVEN Miami

How did Samuel Barber's stirring, lush work for strings — music that has become America's semi-official music of mourning — morph into a beloved and endlessly remixed dance floor anthem?Read More

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