Tuba mirum

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Tuba mirum is a dramatic section of Mozart’s Requiem that vividly depicts the Last Judgment through striking solo vocal lines and powerful brass fanfares.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf movement of a musical work ⓘ
section of a Requiem ⓘ
associatedReligion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
catalogueNumber K. 626 (as part of the Requiem) ⓘ
linked to: K. 626
completion completed by Franz Xaver Süssmayr as part of the Requiem ⓘ
composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
depicts sound of the trumpet summoning the dead ⓘ
features alto solo voice ⓘ
bass solo voice ⓘ
solo trombone ⓘ
soprano solo voice ⓘ
tenor solo voice ⓘ
firstPerformanceContext funerary and memorial services (as part of the Requiem) ⓘ
follows Dies irae ⓘ
genre liturgical music ⓘ
sacred choral music ⓘ
key B-flat major (opening section) ⓘ
liturgicalFunction sequence section of the Requiem Mass ⓘ
musicalForm aria-like sequence movement ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic depiction of the Last Judgment ⓘ
prominent trombone solo introduction ⓘ
sequential entries of solo voices ⓘ
openingWords Tuba mirum spargens sonum ⓘ
linked to: Tuba mirum
orchestrationIncludes basset horns ⓘ
bassoons ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
trombone ⓘ
trumpets ⓘ
partOf Requiem in D minor, K. 626 ⓘ
linked to: Requiem in D minor
period Classical era ⓘ
precedes Rex tremendae ⓘ
scoring four vocal soloists and orchestra ⓘ
subjectMatter Last Judgment ⓘ
linked to: The Last Judgment

resurrection of the dead ⓘ
tempoMarking Andante ⓘ
textAuthor traditional Latin liturgy ⓘ
textIncipit Tuba mirum spargens sonum per sepulchra regionum ⓘ
linked to: Tuba mirum
textLanguage Latin ⓘ
textSource Roman Catholic Requiem Mass ⓘ
vocalForces SATB soloists ⓘ
workStatus left incomplete at Mozart's death ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mozart Requiem → movement → Tuba mirum ⓘ
Verdi Requiem → notableSection → Tuba mirum ⓘ
Berlioz Requiem → notableMovement → Tuba mirum ⓘ
Messiah → movement → The trumpet shall sound ⓘ
subject linked to: Handel Messiah
linked to: Tuba mirum
Requiem in D minor → movement → Tuba mirum ⓘ
Requiem, Op. 89 → movement → Tuba mirum ⓘ
Tuba mirum → openingWords → Tuba mirum spargens sonum ⓘ
linked to: Tuba mirum
Tuba mirum → textIncipit → Tuba mirum spargens sonum per sepulchra regionum ⓘ
linked to: Tuba mirum
Polish Requiem → hasPart → Tuba mirum ⓘ
K. 626 → movement → Tuba mirum ⓘ