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Discover World War One historical sources from both sides of the conflict, contributed by institutions from across Europe.

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  • Composed in 1916-17, Gustav Holst’s Ode to Death was written after he returned from entertaining the troops in Salonica.

    Ode to Death

    Musical score, Manuscript

    In artistic terms, World War One is mostly remembered through literature and poetry, but composers responded to the conf...

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