Requiem et Kyrie

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Requiem et Kyrie is the solemn opening movement of Hector Berlioz’s Grande messe des morts, introducing the work’s liturgical text and dramatic musical atmosphere.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Requiem e Kyrie 1
Requiem et Kyrie canonical 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf choral movement ⓘ
opening movement ⓘ
sacred music movement ⓘ
associatedComposerNationality French ⓘ
catalogueAssociation Op. 5 (Grande messe des morts) ⓘ
linked to: Berlioz Requiem
composer Hector Berlioz ⓘ
dateOfComposition 1837 ⓘ
followsInScore title page of Grande messe des morts ⓘ
functionInWork establishes dramatic atmosphere ⓘ
introduces liturgical text ⓘ
genre Requiem movement ⓘ
historicalPeriod Romantic era ⓘ
includesText Kyrie eleison ⓘ
Requiem aeternam ⓘ
key D minor ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
liturgicalFunction Requiem ⓘ
liturgicalSection Introit ⓘ
Kyrie ⓘ
mood austere ⓘ
solemn ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic dynamic contrasts ⓘ
massive choral sonorities ⓘ
orchestral color typical of Berlioz ⓘ
openingText Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine ⓘ
orchestration brass ⓘ
large orchestra ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
strings ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
partOf Grande messe des morts ⓘ
performanceContext concert ⓘ
liturgical service ⓘ
placeInLiturgicalOrder beginning of the Mass for the Dead ⓘ
positionInWork first movement ⓘ
precededByInLiturgy Introductory rites of the Mass ⓘ
tempoCharacter slow ⓘ
textSource Roman Catholic Requiem Mass ⓘ
texture predominantly homophonic ⓘ
with contrapuntal passages ⓘ
vocalForces mixed chorus ⓘ
tenor soloist ⓘ
workNumberInProgrammes I ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Grande messe des morts → movement → Requiem et Kyrie ⓘ
Manzoni Requiem → movement → Requiem e Kyrie ⓘ
linked to: Requiem et Kyrie