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This is my last newsletter as Chairman so I hope you will forgive me being slightly nostalgic and looking back over the last three years. Firstly though I would like to thank everyone involved in the summer concert, another smash hit and two full audiences! As ever, lots of jobs got done both before the concert and on the day so thanks for all your contributions. Well done to everyone for joining in so enthusiastically and restyling themselves in 60s clothes. And the 1960s photos were very revealing!

Looking back I can’t believe how quickly the the last three years have gone and just how much we have achieved. It really was a baptism of fire when I took over, not having a venue for the Autumn concert and transporting us all to St Barnabas, but we did it. There are many highlights, more stress than I had bargained for, but lots of magical moments to remember. We have entertained many visitors, including the Wolf River Singers, Mary King, Serena Kay and of course the Rellinger Kantorei, not once but twice. We tackled Monteverdi, Dvorak, Mozart, Handel and Brahms, and we reflected the spirit of the 1940s, the 1960s and a European tour with our summer concerts. We performed away from home, from Tunbridge Wells and Mayfield to Rellingen, Zakopane and Cracow. What an eventful period for the choir’s forty year history! Thank you for coming on the journey with me, and for allowing me to lead the choir in some directions it might not have thought of going before. As always, thank you for your support, hard work and commitment during my time as Chairman. As for the future, I now hand over to Alan Crook with confidence that he has a strong committee to support him through the challenges of 2008 and beyond. I know the Society will continue to flourish with the commitment of the membership behind it.

To finish our wonderful Anniversary year we have planned a Quiz Night on Saturday 3 November, hopefully to include more 1960s memories. We then look forward to performing Haydn and Bach in November.

Thanks particularly to Lyn and John for yet another excellent and entertaining narration, and for John’s new name for the choir!

One member of the audience commented that we are obviously a bunch of closet hippies!

Just a few lines here to report back that we have successfully completed our visits to local older groups with our programme of songs and participation. I must say a big thank you to the all the volunteers who have made it possible and my two musicians, Sue Evans and Rosie Davis. Everyone has been very generous in giving up their time to help out. Thanks to financial help from the Scarman Trust we have been able to make six visits since last October to groups who meet regularly for social gatherings (with the exception of Burrswood, which is a hospital) and we have reached an average of 150 older people in three towns and villages in and around Crowborough, inluding Nutley, Groombridge and Rotherfield.

The volunteers learned a set of popular songs and we used different mixes of well known songs for the participation element. We also asked a pianist to join us on two occasions so we were able to include some classical pieces. The whole project has been very successful and great fun, and I know that we will be invited to do repeat visits in the future. The choir has also benefited because we were able to draw some of these people into the afternoon audience for our summer concert.

Our concert this autumn includes Haydn’s Nelson Mass. Precisely how the work came to be so called, when and by whom, is actually unknown. After victory over Napoleon at the Battle of the Nile in August 1798, Admiral Nelson returned to Naples where he was heralded as the ‘saviour of Europe’. There he met Sir William Hamilton (‘our man in Naples’) and his wife Emma. Nelson fell for the beautiful Lady Hamilton and was eventually ordered home by the Admiralty on account of the affair. Nelson travelled overland with the Hamiltons via Austria and Germany. The route included Vienna, and from there Nelson and the Hamiltons visited Prince Esterhazy at Eisenstadt and so met Haydn in 1800.

Two years previously Haydn had composed a mass in the key of D minor and this was performed to honour Nelson during his visit. It is likely that the name Nelson Mass began being applied to this piece some time after this event, although the name was never used by Haydn himself. Haydn later catalogued this mass as Missa in Angustiis (‘mass for times of distress’), a reflection of the uncertain times in which it was written.

Crowborough Choral Society hereby gives notice that in accordance with the Society’s Constitution the AGM for 2007 will be held on Wednesday 10 October 2007.

We were all very excited when Colin proposed that we take a Choir holiday as part of the 40th Anniversary celebrations in 2007. Although we were all familiar with travelling to Rellingen for exchange visits, this trip would be something quite different, this was Choir members ‘going on holiday together’. Quite an unknown quantity, and to a less than familiar destination, Poland. I myself had never travelled to anywhere in so-called ‘eastern Europe’ so this would be a big adventure. The plan was to have a holiday but also to perform concerts in some local churches.

We began rehearsals, we even had a session learning how to cope with singing the Polish songs. The language seemed impenetrable, how would we cope? What would the weather be like? What would the food be like? We need not have worried, the tour company had arranged everything beautifully for us. We arrived safely in Zakopane and were taken to our excellent hotel, overlooked by the sleeping giant of the mountain. The itinerary was a mix of free time for our own sightseeing, organised trips, and rehearsals and performances in two of the local churches. We gave our programme of English and Polish songs to small but enthusiastic audiences, the funicular railway took us up the mountain, we enjoyed an enthralling voyage on wooden punts down a river gorge, entertained by local folk musicians, and we were taken down into the depths of a Salt Mine, where we sang ‘Jerusalem’ for the benefit of our tour guide and the other mystified Polish tourists. And how magical to be in Krakow during its 750th foundation celebrations and to sing in front of a gold altar in a fabulous Baroque church to a Polish audience.

And we all got to know one another a lot better. Choir rehearsals don’t usually allow for much time or opportunity to talk, so we all chatted to each other over breakfast, lunch and dinner, and had conversations with members who had perhaps only been ‘that soprano on the back row’ or ‘that tenor who sits on the left’, and we met their husbands, wives, friends and partners who came along as part of the sixteen supporters.

Everyone felt we had really forged a strong feeling of belonging and friendship during the week. For myself I didn’t have to perform the Chairman role, so it was a real holiday, with all the arrangements being taken care of for us.

Would I go back to Poland for a holiday? Most definitely, it charmed me. Would we all go on another foreign Choir tour/holiday? You bet! Colin, when and where are you are organising the next one?

When I was asked to write on my experience of the choir holiday in Poland as one of the sixteen friends and partners of choir members, I thought it would be good to hear from as many as possible. The following is a composite of experiences of the twelve who replied to my letter asking for their help.

Many commented on the laughter from start to finish and the way we all got on so well, getting to know so many who had never met each other before. One person was very glad to have been part of the ‘rent a crowd’! There were many hopes of a ‘next time’ – if not in Poland then somewhere else. The holiday was described with pleasure by one as "jolly – a sort of work’s outing with some style and a touch of sophistication, and so jolly". Another said "My expectations were greatly surpassed in every department" and yet another said "I am looking forward to being one of "The Sixteen" should the choir go international again." (But why not one of say 20–28 next time?) Another would love another holiday with a different location, and "please to avoid both school holidays and 750th anniversaries next time." It is true that the towns, churches and streets were throbbing with people, and in Krakow the atmosphere was electric. Many of the party wished we could have stayed to participate in the celebration on that Friday night.

All were full of praise for the singing and wonderful concerts, although one hoped for one concert instead of three next time with more opportunity to explore. One partner spoke of now being condemned to ‘watch the stick’ at every concert he attends in the future as result of attending the rehearsals during the week. One wife forgot the hard seats in the second church because the concert was so magical, sending tingles up her back. It was a pity that audiences were reduced from what they might have been because of the death of a much loved local priest in Zakopane and then the 750th anniversary of the founding of Krakow. Nevertheless it is truly exciting that the choir has been invited to return. The singing of Zadok the Priest nearly lifted the roof off in the Church of St. Catherine in Krakow and we all loved it.

The hotels, including the unexpected change in Krakow, were described as ‘excellent’; ‘comfortable, with good food and service’. Several praised the tour operators for making very satisfactory changes in the very short time available, and Ziggy, our coach driver, and our two guides received mention for thoughtfulness, kindness and professionalism. They really were extremely good.

One choir member’s husband commented on visiting Zakopane and Krakow some fifteen years ago and how delighted he was to be back. However, he noted that the southern cable car was still out of action in Zakopane! He wants to return to climb the Tatra Mountains. Several, including the one who celebrated his birthday that day in the mine, commented on the visit to the Wielickza Salt Mine as ‘wonderful’, ‘surprising’ and ‘spectacular’. One partner carried a gift from ‘Slasher’ Sid, who had spent time as a POW in Poland during the war, to a woman who is a guide at the salt mine. She was delighted to meet Sid’s friend and to hand the gift over and receive one to carry back to him. Many also mentioned the rafting trip through the Dunajec Gorge as ‘fabulous’ and ‘such fun’ as well as ‘tranquil’ and ‘peaceful’. Others commented on their enjoyment of the 45-minute horse and carriage ride round Zakopane to a restaurant almost next door to our hotel. I personally found the architecture in Zakopane fascinating, both the old and the modern wooden houses, the old wooden churches, and the very modern ones with beautiful stained glass. Each church the choir sang in was so different.

Several people including myself were disappointed not to be able to visit Auschwitz, but I did visit the Jewish Quarter of Krakow and Schindler’s factory with its detailed record of the fate of Krakow’s Jews during the war. It was a sobering experience, as was seeing the occasional tall chairs set into the ground of a large empty square as commemoration of Jews being marshalled there for deportation.

I would love to return to Poland and happily wait to hear when the next holiday is planned. Well done Colin, and thank you.

The Choral Society has broken new ground – a tour abroad without a reason for going! Of course there was a very good reason for going, but what I mean is a different one from usual. This time it was to have a holiday as well as sing concerts, and I think this was achieved admirably. The three concerts in Poland all went very well, in venues the like of which we had never ever sung in before and, in the case of the first one, under circumstances we have never encountered before.

The Church of Our Lady of Fatima just outside Zakopane was built as an act of thanksgiving for the survival of Pope John Paul II from an assassination attempt in 1981. Building began in 1987, and the church was consecrated by the Pope in June 1997. Just under ten years later Crowborough Choral Society sang a recital of English music in this very special building. Apparently, it was touch and go as to whether we would to be allowed to sing there, as the day before we left Stansted, one of the most senior priests of the area died. Such was the importance of the occasion, that an inter-national gathering attended the funeral, which lasted three hours immediately before our recital. This meant the two-hour rehearsal I had requested was cut to less than one. The portable organ we were to use was found to have a broken mains lead, so by the time that was fixed, rehearsal was a bare minimum but, as ever, the choir rose to the occasion and produced a performance that we could be proud of. We adjusted the programme slightly to fit in with the mood of the day, and our hosts seemed pleased that we had been allowed to sing after all.

After a day of river-rafting, the day for the second concert dawned. This was at Holy Cross Church nearer the centre of Zakopane, also modern in style. Here Chris was able to accompany us on the church organ, but the time delay had some bearing on the tempi we could achieve in some of the items! Again the concert was very well received, and I was again presented with a very large bouquet of beautiful flowers that was displayed in the lobby of the excellent hotel in which we were staying.

At the end of the week we travelled to the former capital of Poland, Krakow, to give the last concert of the tour. This took place in St Catherine’s Church, which seemed about as big as some of England’s smaller cathedrals! We had an excellent reception there, as well as a really good-sized audience, particularly as our visit had coincided with the 750th anniversary of the founding of the city of Krakow. What an event to be a part of!

I would like to say a big thank you to all who took part in these concerts, especially to Chris who had to get to grips with strange instruments at very short notice, the only common factor being that the keys were all roughly the same size! Altogether a tremendous achievement, not forgetting of course, the constant support of ‘The Sixteen’.

Arriving in the Market Square in Krakow the first (and as it turned out only) evening we were there, we were confronted by a vast stage.

Was this for the performance by the Crowborough Choral Society? Sadly not. It was part of the city’s 750th celebrations.

The next afternoon we were able to listen in on dress rehearsals for the evening’s performance (which we shared during our farewell dinner) of Zakochani w Krakowie, a modern oratorio based on the city’s history by Polish composer Piotr Rubik. The man himself was conducting.

It turns out that Rubik is a big star in Poland, the Polish equivalent of both Andrew and Julian Lloyd Webber, as he plays the cello as well as composing ‘modern classical’ music and themes for film and television. His magnum opus to date is the work Tu es Petrus, which he dedicated to Pope John Paul II. You can see his website in English here:

The anniversary the city of Krakow is celebrating in 2007 is 750 years since the ‘Granting of the Magdeburg Rights’ on 5 June 1257. The Krakow prince Boleslaus the Shameful, with his mother Grzymisława and his wife Kinga, issued the City Charter for Krakow, based on German law, which at that time was the basic model for the organisation of new and existing cities. An important element of the City Charter was the marking out of the main Market Square and the street system that survives today. The city was already an important settlement at this time, having been the principal seat of the rulers of Poland since 1040.

I’ve never been the kind of traveller who can read and digest a guide book before setting out for a new destination. Not for me the comprehensive run-down of key historical events and cultural highlights, and the definitive list of where to go and what to see. Of course a guide book can give a flavour of where you are going, and an advance look at a map is for me essential, but somehow until I’m actually there, breathing in the landscape, hearing the language, tasting the food, it doesn’t mean anything.

The trip to Poland was for me no different. We had a guide book on Krakow, an intro-duction to the Tatra Mountains and the all-important Polish phrase book. Garnered from these, I had a few tentative
expectations about how it might be. But nothing could have
prepared me for how it turned out in reality.

For a start, I’d never been on holiday with 46 other people, most of whom I already knew. This meant there was none of that ‘getting to know you’ exercise that has filled at least the first couple of days of the only other group holidays I’ve ever been on. This time, the holiday – and the fun – began from the moment we boarded the coach early that Saturday morning in May. Even our longish wait at Stansted was endurable – our group of eight managed not only not to get lost but had time to enjoy breakfast together as well.

I don’t think I’d really appreciated until we got on the plane that our destination was actually in Slovakia. Flying in over the mountains and looking down on what looked like a very small airfield and then discovering that was where we were to land made sense of the guide book fact that Poprad is the highest international airport in Europe. And stepping off the plane and onto our coach, suddenly it all became real.

Everything was a revelation. With my preconceived and somewhat blinkered view of ‘eastern’ Europe – based on my experiences in east and west Berlin as a student in the eighties – I expected our coach to be a rattling old bus belching diesel fumes, when it was in fact far superior to the one in which we’d travelled to Stansted.

Admittedly, the drive through the outskirts of Poprad did fulfil my expectation of potholed roads and run-down buildings, but then just around the corner was a huge modern Aquapark (which turns out to be the most eco-friendly in Europe according to the travel section of the Times the other week).

Crossing the border into Poland (quite unlike my memories of crossing from West to East Germany in 1980), nothing prepared me for the breathtaking mountain scenery, the wooden Highlander buildings, indeed the distinct feeling of Highlander identity that was so palpable everywhere we went. And to walk into a smart and comfortable hotel room, draw back the curtains and find that view of the mountains was magical.

Our first dinner set the tone for the whole week of good, simple food and convivial company – with different people to talk to at every meal. I remembered how much I enjoyed a proper ‘continental’ breakfast. How often have I stayed in hotels across Europe where breakfast consisted solely of a dry roll, jam, and coffee so bitter and strong that I regretted it all day. The breakfast spread offered by our hotel in Zakopane was so good that it was no problem to get up in time to be first to arrive practically every morning!

Now I was avidly reading the guide book whenever I could, but even then I did not realise that what I took to be bread rolls on the numerous street stalls as we walked down the main street with our guide that first Sunday morning was actually the famous Oscypek smoked ewe’s milk cheese. Then I caught its smokey smell and the light dawned. Standing at the top of Gubałowka, with the panorama of Zakopane below us and the Tatra Mountains beyond, and in perfect weather, the adventure had begun for real. So much so that we risked a typical Polish lunch of potato pancakes with goulash and – yes, you’ve guessed it – beetroot salad. It was surprisingly good – another expectation surpassed.

By this time, every preconception I had was set aside and everything we did – from walking up a beautiful mountain valley, to rafting in the Dunajec gorge, to the famous carriage ride around the town – was better than ever imagined. And such fun. Because by now we all knew each other even better than we did before.

No guide book could have prepared me for our stay in Krakow, which turned out to be a fascinating 24 hours, despite the hiccup in the arrangements. (As somebody has said since, ‘Oh, how we laughed’!) The city reminded me very much of Vienna, with its very Austro-Hungarian feel. But of course, because we had so little time, there was no opportunity to delve deeper into the guide books and read up on the history while we were there. It’s only since we’ve been home that I’ve studied it all in depth. And realised how much we didn’t get to see. So there’s only one thing for it. We shall have to go back!

Twenty-nine singers, our Musical Director and, of course, our accompanist, outside the Church of Our Lady of Fatima after a rather truncated rehearsal, owing to the funeral earlier in the day. Lack of rehearsal time meant that the evening’s concert was the first time we had sung a number of the works since the previous week back home in Crowborough, but we rose to the challenge and our first concert was warmly received by the small but appreciative audience.

Newsletter

Crowborough Choral Society

Number 15, April 2007

Summer Term

Spring thoughts

The daffodils are bursting out as I write this and I hope you are all equally bursting with pride at our achievement at the Assembly Hall on 25^th March. It was a long sing, and we staggered off the stage with sore feet and heat exhaustion, but I hope you will agree it was a great experience.

I have many thank yous, not least to the committee and the sub-committee groups who took on so much of the preparation work, but also thanks to all those who helpedwith the extra jobs like setting up High Hurstwood Hall on the Saturday night and restoring it to a tidy state afterwards, providing super raffle prizes, coping with the concert ticket sales and, not least, hosting German guests. Forgive me if I have missed anyone out, you are all brilliant! From the comments I had afterwards I know you all appreciated the work that went into preparing and producing the whole weekend. Thanks to Colin and Derek for rehearsing us so that we could give such a confident performance. I have had comments from friends who know nothing about the choir who thoroughly enjoyed the whole

evening and complimented us on being so professional. I hope the Kantorei singers enjoyed the weekend. Although it was rather full of activities, given that we had a big concert on the Sunday, we were able to return the hospitality they showed us last

November and served to strengthen our bonds. I have also had delightful comments and cards from former CCS members, who were so pleased to have been invited back to sing with us. And I think I can safely say that Colin’s presentation of our gift of the plate was totally unexpected and very much appreciated. I hope he will bring it to a rehearsal at some point so that all the members can have a good look!

I am very much looking forward to our CCS holiday in Poland , and seeing some of you for the summer concert. For those who will not be revisiting the sixties, I hope you have a very good summer.

Allyson

For all those going to Poland

Rehearsals will be held on the following

Mondays at 8 pm:

23rd April, 30th April, 7th May, 14th May

and 21st May

Rehearsals will be at Garth,

Harlequin Lane, Crowborough

(the home of David and Irene McNab)

Sounds of the Sixties

(Sex and drugs and rock and roll?)

One member of the choir has already said that she remembers a lot of the latter two in our title, but can’t recall much of the first two! This is the term to celebrate our 40^th anniversary with music that was around in the mid-sixties (and indeed is still much in evidence today). We have a great selection of four-part settings of songs for the choir to bring back those memories, from The Beatles to Simon and Garfunkel, Lionel Bart to Manfred Mann.

Term starts on 18^th April so please come prepared to buy your set of music (likely cost around £12) and if you have one please bring along your copy of ‘Oliver’.

Do start thinking about your ‘costume’. Dig out those minis and Laura Ashley frocks (ladies) and come on chaps – start growing your hair now (this may take longer for some of you than others). And why not give those flares and kipper ties an outing?

Lyn

Newsletter

Crowborough Choral Society

Number 14, January 2007

Winter/Spring Term

Welcome to 2007

I hope you will agree that, looking back over 2006, Crowborough Choral Society has had another good year, full of interesting and varied music and activities. As I enter my third year as Chairman and launch into our programme of Anniversary events I feel confident that we have built excellent foundations to take the Society forward after its 40^th birthday. Thank you to all of you, committee and choir members, for being supportive, energetic and enthusiastic enough to make it all happen. I would also like to record here special thanks to Colin for having the idea to form the choir 40 years ago.

The Mozart concert was a huge success, thanks to the sell-out audience and a super performance from everyone. The atmosphere was tremendous, and it gave us a great start to the new season. Thanks to the new concert manager for taking on the role so well and giving us singers confidence that everything was running smoothly. Now the big task ahead of us is the Brahms Requiem. We all need to make an effort to sell as many tickets as possible for the Assembly Hall in Tunbridge Wells – difficult I know, but this will be a very special occasion, with the Brandenburg and visitors from Rellingen. Our publicity and marketing group aim to get us some great advertising and our new brochure will help

encourage more people to come along. Let us know if you have any ideas for new ways and places to publicise this concert.

The Silver Songs project continues in 2007, with lots of bookings to take our singing further out into the local community. Thanks to all volunteers for your commitment and enthusiasm.

Further ahead in 2007 we look forward to our Poland trip and the summer concert celebrating the music of 1967, the year Colin founded the choir. So beware, the next Chairman’s letter may ask you to look out your beads and your flared trousers!

I look forward to seeing you all at our first rehearsal on 10 January.

Best wishes

Allyson

Dates for your diary

First Rehearsal Spring Term	10 Jan
Half Term (no rehearsal)	14 Feb
Concert—Brahms German Requiem	25 Mar
First Rehearsal Summer Term	18 April
Poland Trip (one week)	26 May June
Summer Concert	30 Jun April

At a Glance: 2007

· Brahms—German Requiem
Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells
Sunday 25 March 2007

· Poland visit
Saturday 26 May—Saturday 2 June 2007

· Summer Concert:
‘Sounds of 1967’
A celebration of music popular when Crowborough Choral Society was founded 40 years ago
Saturday 30 June 2007

Why not volunteer?

“You can ask us anytime you want guinea pigs again!” No this wasn’t a volunteer for a research project, but an enthusiastic member of the Derby and Joan club after our first visit to them in October last year. For the first part of the afternoon we sang to the audience with piano accompaniment, using items chosen from our recent summer concerts. Our performance was less than polished after only a few minutes’ rehearsal prior to joining the club members, but this very fact led to another positive comment: “It felt very relaxed and we could join in without feeling we weren’t good enough!”

For the second part of the afternoon audience and CCS volunteers together sang songs chosen by the audience from the Silver Songs book provided by the facilitators. From among the assorted percussion instruments given out to the audience one lady chose the drum, which she beat with rhythm and vigour, arousing envy on my part. In the school orchestra I had always wanted to play the timpani, but an older pupil had got there first and I had to make do with my father’s ‘cello. Perhaps if I continue to support Silver Songs my day will come!

Having now taken part in several Silver Songs sessions I’ve found it very rewarding to see the enthusiasm of many club members, and have had interesting conversations with some of them. I have also learned that if I sit in the ‘wrong’ seat I will quickly be told whose seat it is. I have to squash the ‘teacher’ in me who wants to tell some club members to put their knitting away while we are singing – it’s their club and they are in charge, not me!

Derby and Joan clubs are not my scene but I get a real buzz out of seeing the pleasure others get out of the Silver Songs sessions and encouraging their participation.

If you haven’t joined Allyson’s band of volunteers why not try joining us for a session?

Betty

A passionate perfectionist

Considered by many to be the ‘successor’ to Beethoven, Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg in 1833. His father, who gave him his first music lessons, was a double bassist. Young Johannes showed early promise on the piano and helped to supplement the rather meagre family income by teaching and by playing the piano in restaurants and theatres, though probably not in bars and brothels, as is often stated.

The young Brahms also began to compose, but his efforts did not receive much attention until he went on a concert tour in 1853 where he met both Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann. Brahms also became acquainted with Schumann’s wife, the composer and pianist Clara, 14 years his senior, with whom he carried on a lifelong, emotionally passionate but apparently always platonic relationship. Brahms never married.

He settled in Vienna in 1862 and, despite being financially quite well off once his works began to sell widely, he preferred a modest lifestyle and lived in a simple three-room apartment with a housekeeper. He gave away much of his money and also anonymously helped support a number of young musicians.

With work such as the German Requiem, first performed in 1867, Brahms eventually established a strong reputation and came to be regarded in his own lifetime as one of the great composers.

Brahms was an extreme perfectionist. For instance, it is thought that the symphony we know as the First may not have been the first he composed, since he often destroyed completed works that failed to meet his own high standards. Another factor that contributed to Brahms’ perfectionism was that Schumann had stated so early on that Brahms was to become the next great composer like Beethoven, a prediction that Brahms was determined to live up to.

In manner, Brahms was often brusque and sarcastic, and he sometimes alienated people. Those who remained his friends were loyal to him, however, and he reciprocated with equal loyalty and generosity.

In 1890, the 57-year-old Brahms resolved to give up composing. However, as it turned out, he was unable to stick to this decision, and in the years before his death he produced a number of acknowledged masterpieces, including the two clarinet sonatas and the Four Serious Songs in 1896. While completing these songs Brahms became ill with cancer (whether of the liver or the pancreas, sources differ). His condition gradually worsened and he died on 3 April 1897. He is buried in the Zentralfriedhof in Vienna .

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