# Krzysztof Penderecki — Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima

Krzysztof Penderecki’s Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima (1960) is No. 7 in our Modernism ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1960
- **On one list:** Modernism
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Krzysztof Penderecki](https://waxonia.com/artist/krzysztof-penderecki/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/krzysztof-penderecki--threnody-to-the-victims-of-hiroshima/

## What we say

### No. 7 in [Modernism](https://waxonia.com/genre/modernism/)

Fifty-two strings playing clusters, glissandi and things not previously notated. Penderecki originally called it 8'37" and gave it the title only after hearing what he had written.

## Listen

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