Berlioz Requiem
E141278
Berlioz Requiem is Hector Berlioz’s monumental 1837 Grande Messe des morts, a large-scale Romantic choral and orchestral work renowned for its dramatic power and massive forces.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berlioz Requiem canonical | 1 |
| Messe des morts (Requiem) | 1 |
| Op. 5 (Grande messe des morts) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1208118 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berlioz Requiem Context triple: [Westminster Symphonic Choir, repertoireIncludes, Berlioz Requiem]
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A.
Verdi Requiem
The Verdi Requiem is a dramatic and operatic-style Roman Catholic funeral mass composed by Giuseppe Verdi, renowned for its powerful choral writing and emotional intensity.
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B.
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz's *Symphonie fantastique* is a groundbreaking 1830 Romantic program symphony renowned for its vivid orchestration and dramatic depiction of an artist’s opium-induced visions.
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C.
Berlioz La damnation de Faust
Berlioz's *La damnation de Faust* is a dramatic legend for soloists, chorus, and orchestra that vividly reimagines Goethe’s Faust through richly orchestrated, theatrical music often performed in concert form.
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D.
Requiem
Requiem is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that sets traditional Latin Requiem Mass texts in a contemporary classical style.
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E.
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Brahms' *Ein deutsches Requiem* is a large-scale, non-liturgical sacred work for chorus, orchestra, and soloists that meditates on human mortality and consolation using German biblical texts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berlioz Requiem Target entity description: Berlioz Requiem is Hector Berlioz’s monumental 1837 Grande Messe des morts, a large-scale Romantic choral and orchestral work renowned for its dramatic power and massive forces.
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A.
Verdi Requiem
The Verdi Requiem is a dramatic and operatic-style Roman Catholic funeral mass composed by Giuseppe Verdi, renowned for its powerful choral writing and emotional intensity.
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B.
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz's *Symphonie fantastique* is a groundbreaking 1830 Romantic program symphony renowned for its vivid orchestration and dramatic depiction of an artist’s opium-induced visions.
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C.
Berlioz La damnation de Faust
Berlioz's *La damnation de Faust* is a dramatic legend for soloists, chorus, and orchestra that vividly reimagines Goethe’s Faust through richly orchestrated, theatrical music often performed in concert form.
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D.
Requiem
Requiem is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that sets traditional Latin Requiem Mass texts in a contemporary classical style.
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E.
Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
Brahms' *Ein deutsches Requiem* is a large-scale, non-liturgical sacred work for chorus, orchestra, and soloists that meditates on human mortality and consolation using German biblical texts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Requiem Mass
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Romantic-era composition ⓘ choral composition ⓘ sacred music ⓘ symphonic work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Requiem, Op. 5 ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 90 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 5 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
French government
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linked to:
Government of France
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| commissionedFor |
memorial of soldiers killed in the Siege of Constantine
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memorial service for General Charles-Marie Denys de Damrémont ⓘ |
| composer | Hector Berlioz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1837 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | General Charles-Marie Denys de Damrémont ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 5 December 1837 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Les Invalides, Paris ⓘ |
| genre |
Requiem
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sacred choral music ⓘ |
| influenced | later large-scale Requiem settings ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French Revolutionary ceremonial music ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic |
frequent use of offstage brass
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innovative orchestration ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dramatic dynamic contrasts
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extremely large performing forces ⓘ spatially separated brass ensembles ⓘ |
| notableMovement |
Dies irae
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Lacrimosa ⓘ Sanctus ⓘ Tuba mirum ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 10 ⓘ |
| period | Romantic ⓘ |
| placeInOeuvre | one of Hector Berlioz’s most monumental works ⓘ |
| publisher | Brandus ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| scoring |
expanded woodwind section
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four additional brass choirs ⓘ full symphony orchestra ⓘ large mixed chorus ⓘ large percussion section ⓘ tenor solo ⓘ |
| style | French grand ceremonial style ⓘ |
| textSource | Roman Catholic Requiem Mass ⓘ |
| title |
Grande Messe des morts
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linked to:
Grande messe des morts
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linked to: Berlioz Requiem
linked to: Berlioz Requiem