Playlist

Music playlist.

Green sleeves- Henry Tudor: written by King Henry VIII, I can imagine him feeling that it is a very British song.

Abide with me- Henry Francis Lyte: an old hymn, being a British Christian I imagine it would bring him comfort when in need, but that he would also like its classical, baroque undertones.

The Messiah- George Frideric Handel: another Christian, baroque Oratorio written in 1741, I can imagine the father particularly enjoying the movement 'For the Glory of The Lord'

Dies Irae (Day of Wrath)- Thomas Celano or Latino Malabranca Orsini: although not a Catholic, I find it hard to imagine that he would not enjoy this masterpiece of Gregorian composing, written in the early 13th century it is still sung today.

Flug Der Walküren (Flight of the Valkyries)- Wilhelm Richard Wagner: I can only imagine this to be a guilty secret, a piece he very much enjoys, but would admit to liking because of the connotations it held with Nazism and Anti-Semtism, although the father is probably an Anti-Semite and Racist himself.

Opus 27, Number 2 (Moonlight Sonata)- Ludwig van Beethoven: I can imagine him relaxing to this in his study whilst reading a book, whilst preparing to retire for the night and enjoying the simplistic nature of this piece.

Opus 28, Number 15 (Raindrop Prelude)- Frédéric Chopin: again I can imagine him relaxing with a glass of Port or Whiskey to this piece, whilst secretly chuckling to himself about the ease of composing whilst using enharmonic equivalents.

None of the pieces on his playlist are modern (to the era), because I feel he would not enjoy the rock and pop music he lived in. He wanted to conserve his past and part of this past is his music.