> it wasnt exactly written for easy listening, it represents the instantaneous annihilation of life on the largest scale the world has ever seen. As is well kn

> it wasnt exactly written for easy listening, it represents the instantaneous annihilation of life on the largest scale the world has ever seen. As is well known (or should be), Penderecki wrote the piece initially as purely abstract music, a study in sound. The title referencing Hiroshima was only applied to the piece later.