Requiem, Op. 5

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Requiem, Op. 5 is Hector Berlioz’s monumental Grande Messe des morts, a large-scale 19th-century choral and orchestral work renowned for its dramatic power and massive forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
requiem ⓘ
sacred choral work ⓘ
alternativeTitle Requiem ⓘ
approximateDuration about 90 minutes ⓘ
commissionedBy French government ⓘ
composer Hector Berlioz ⓘ
composerNationality French ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dateComposed 1837 ⓘ
dedicatedTo memory of the French war dead ⓘ
forces expanded percussion ⓘ
large chorus ⓘ
large orchestra ⓘ
multiple brass choirs ⓘ
tenor soloist ⓘ
genre Requiem mass ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
historicalSignificance landmark of 19th-century choral-orchestral repertoire ⓘ
major work in Berlioz’s output ⓘ
influencedBy Catholic liturgy ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
movement Agnus Dei ⓘ
Dies irae ⓘ
Hostias ⓘ
linked to: O Salutaris Hostia

Introit et Kyrie ⓘ
Lacrimosa ⓘ
Offertorium ⓘ
Quaerens me ⓘ
Quid sum miser ⓘ
Rex tremendae ⓘ
Sanctus ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic use of brass choirs ⓘ
extreme dynamic contrasts ⓘ
massive orchestral and choral forces ⓘ
numberOfMovements 10 ⓘ
occasion memorial for the dead of the July Revolution of 1830 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 5 ⓘ
orchestrationCharacteristic innovative use of spatially separated brass ⓘ
very large woodwind and brass sections ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
premiereConductor Hector Berlioz ⓘ
premiereCountry France ⓘ
premiereDate 1837 ⓘ
premierePlace Paris ⓘ
scoring tenor solo, large mixed chorus, and orchestra ⓘ
style dramatic ⓘ
monumental ⓘ
textSource Roman Catholic Requiem Mass ⓘ
title Grande Messe des morts ⓘ

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Berlioz Requiem → alsoKnownAs → Requiem, Op. 5 ⓘ