Requiem in C minor

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Requiem in C minor is a solemn and influential liturgical composition for chorus and orchestra by Luigi Cherubini, admired for its dramatic intensity and masterful choral writing.

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instanceOf liturgical composition ⓘ
requiem ⓘ
sacred choral work ⓘ
admiredBy Johannes Brahms ⓘ
Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
catalogueNote one of Cherubini's most famous sacred works ⓘ
commissionedFor memorial of Louis XVI ⓘ
composer Luigi Cherubini ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocation Paris ⓘ
genre Requiem Mass ⓘ
influenced later 19th-century requiem settings ⓘ
key C minor ⓘ
liturgicalFunction Mass for the Dead ⓘ
mood solemn ⓘ
notableFor dramatic intensity ⓘ
masterful choral writing ⓘ
orchestrationFeature prominent use of chorus over soloists ⓘ
period early 19th century ⓘ
religiousTradition Roman Catholic ⓘ
scoring mixed chorus ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
structure Agnus Dei ⓘ
Introit and Kyrie ⓘ
Offertory ⓘ
Pie Jesu ⓘ
Sanctus ⓘ
Sequence (Dies irae) ⓘ
linked to: Dies irae
style Classical ⓘ
early Romantic ⓘ
textLanguage Latin ⓘ
vocalSoloists none ⓘ

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