This composition, which was commissioned by Franz von Walsegg, originally broke off after the first eight or nine bars of the Lacrimosa, and was completed by Franz Xaver Süssmayr.
It is generally agreed that Handel's Dettingen Anthem formed the basis for this piece's second-movement double fugue. Musicologists such as Richard Maunder and Robert Levin have argued that the composer intended to incorporate the so-called "Amen fugue" into this piece. In a movement from this piece in 12/8 time, the first violin plays off-beat eighth notes and the second violin and viola play quarter notes. The only woodwinds called for in this piece are two bassoons and two basset horns. This composition, which was commissioned by Franz von Walsegg, originally broke off after the first eight or nine bars of the Lacrimosa, and was completed by Franz Xaver Süssmayr. For 10 points, name this mass for the dead by the composer of "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik."
It is generally agreed that Handel's Dettingen Anthem formed the basis for this piece's second-movement double fugue.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem Mass in D Minor [accept K. 626]