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The score is dedicated to the memory of Stravinsky's close friend Aldous Huxley, who died on 22 November 1963 (the same day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated), when composition of the Variations was in progress.
The score is dedicated to the memory of Stravinsky's close friend Aldous Huxley, who died on 22 November 1963 (the same day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated ), when composition of the Variations was in progress.
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Aldous Huxley in Memoriam Name Translations Variations: Aldous Huxley in memoriam; 変奏曲: Name Aliases Aldous Huxley in memoriam: Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 183932489; BNF: 139200236: Composer Stravinsky, Igor: Opus/Catalogue Number Op./Cat. No. K103 I-Catalogue Number I-Cat. No. IIS 57 Year/Date of Composition Y/D of Comp. 1963-64
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A single fateful day in 1963 provided for us (at great cost) the reference points for two of Igor Stravinsky's last instrumental compositions: the Elegy for J.F.K and the orchestral Variations: Aldous Huxley in Memoriam, both of whose dedicatees passed away on November 22 of that year.