In 2001: A Space Odyssey, appearances of the monolith are accompanied by the micropolyphonic second movement of a piece in this genre by GyÃ¶rgy (*) Ligeti.
In a piece in this genre, the second movement, marked Molto espressivo, calls for a twenty-part chorus subdivided into five groups that sing extremely dense, highly chromatic canons, independent of the other groups. A choral setting of Psalm 23 is the penultimate movement of a piece in this genre written in 1985 by John Rutter. In 2001: A Space Odyssey, appearances of the monolith are accompanied by the micropolyphonic second movement of a piece in this genre by GyÃ¶rgy (*) Ligeti. Andrew Lloyd Webber premiered his only foray into this genre in 1985, while Penderecki wrote one titled Polish. Bells oscillate between the tritone F-sharp and C at the start of a piece in this genre written for the reconsecration of Coventry Cathedral. Nine poems by Wilfred Owen are set in that Benjamin Britten piece in this genre titled War. For 10 points, name this genre of liturgical music, a mass for the dead.
In a piece in this genre, the second movement, marked Molto espressivo, calls for a twenty-part chorus subdivided into five groups that sing extremely dense, highly chromatic canons, independent of the other groups.
requiem [or requiem mass; prompt on Kyrie eleison by asking "What larger piece is it part of?"]