As he achieved greater recognition, Beilby was often called upon to create glasses with fictitious heraldry on them, or pieces commemorating particular events like the election of the Lord Mayor or the launching of a ship.

Elegy for J.F.K. is a piece of vocal music composed by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky in 1964, commemorating the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

In 1960, Penderecki exploded the lyrical associations of the string orchestra in his Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima for 52 stringed instruments, a brutal piece commemorating an act of violence.

Thompson was commissioned by the town of Amherst to write a piece commemorating its bicentennial in 1959.

A passable enough piece of propaganda commemorating the Relief of Rakantha.

Medals he made under James II include a piece commemorating the defeat of Monmouth (signed "G. Bowers"), and specimens referring to the trial of the seven bishops.

This final edition included a number of pieces commemorating Morrison and her importance to the Isle of Man and its culture.

Mälzel, known today primarily for patenting the metronome, convinced Beethoven to write a short piece commemorating Wellington's victory for his invention, the panharmonicon.

A piece commemorating the 50 th anniversary of the Marshall Plan notes that while it was a noble idea, it also had a political purpose: to prevent Soviet domination of Europe.

He wrote a piece commemorating the orchestra's fiftieth anniversary in 1999, and drew attention to new music from the young Manitoba composer Glenn Buhr.