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1. Which historical event does this piece represent?

In your groups, listen to the extract and consider one of the following questions:. 1. Which historical event does this piece represent?. 2 . When was this piece written?. 3 & 4 . What historical concept could we use this piece to explore?. War Requiem: Benjamin Britten. Composed 1961-2

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1. Which historical event does this piece represent?

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  1. In your groups, listen to the extract and consider one of the following questions: 1. Which historical event does this piece represent? 2. When was this piece written? 3 & 4. What historical concept could we use this piece to explore?

  2. War Requiem: Benjamin Britten • Composed 1961-2 • For consecration ceremony of Coventry Cathedral (rebuilt after destroyed in Blitz in WW2) • Juxtaposes Latin mass with war poems of Wilfred Owen • Dedicated to four individuals who died as a result of the war • Including Britten’s close friend who killed himself as a result of ‘shell-shock’ TASK: Write a word to describe the piece of music on your PostIt

  3. We are going to: Begin to interpret Britten’s War Requiem to assess the changing significance of World War One

  4. Lines: 1. Strings (including harp) 2. Voice 3. Percussion 4. Wind/brass

  5. In your groups, listen to the extract and decide what your ‘line’ represents and why. • You will be asked to explain, using specific details from your own knowledge. • For example, if you think your line represents the soldiers because it sounds ‘heavy’, you could link this to your knowledge of the equipment soldiers had to carry. • There are ideas here to help you! Guns Angels Soldiers Bullets Britten (the composer)

  6. Living graph relay • Line up along the wallpaper • In real time, as the music plays, chart the tension of your line • E.g. bullets flying faster = more tension • Pass the pen down along the line when I signal (like a relay)

  7. David Cameron’s interpretation • Now in your groups, discuss how your line might change if David Cameron had written this piece • Use this quotation to help you: “The commemoration in 2014 should capture our national spirit in every corner of the country, from our schools and workplaces, to our town halls and local communities. It should be a commemoration that, like the diamond jubilee celebrations, says something about who are as a people.” - David Cameron, 2012

  8. Changing interpretations and significance • Write a word to describe the hypothetical ‘David Cameron’ piece on the back of your PostIt • What can these changing interpretations tell us about the significance of World War One? • Remembrance? • Change/continuity? • Relevance? • Write your thoughts somewhere on the graph

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