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Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne

In Western society, endless reiteration of grief in speech is not generally acceptable. Songs can allow this to happen. shutterstock

August 24, 2017

Singing death: why music and grief go hand in hand

Helen Maree Hickey, The University of Melbourne and Helen Dell, The University of Melbourne

From spontaneous mass singing after a terror attack to Irish laments, music reflects the painful, complex and laborious task of mourning.

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