Wilfred Owen Joyce Branagh as his mother Susan. His poetry has been reworked into various formats. For example, Benjamin Britten incorporated eight of Owen's poems into his "War Requiem", along with words from the Latin Mass for the Dead ("Missa pro Defunctis"). The "Requiem" was commissioned for the reconsecration of Coventry Cathedral and first performed there on 30 May 1962. Derek Jarman adapted it for the screen in 1988, with the 1963 recording as the soundtrack. The Ravishing Beauties recorded Owen's poem "Futility" in an April 1982 John Peel session. Also in 1982, 10,000 Maniacs recorded a song titled "Anthem for Doomed
History of music in Paris Before the 16th century all music performed in the cathedral was a cappella, except for use of organ while chanting. One of the most famous Paris composers of the 14th century was Guillaume de Machaut, who was also renowned as a poet. He composed a famous mass, the Messe de Nostre Dame, or Mass of our Lady, in about 1350, for four voices. Besides church music, he wrote popular songs in the style of the troubadours and trouvères. The crowds on the streets, squares and markets of Paris were often entertained by singers of different kinds. The "goliards" were non-conformist