A soprano solo in the fifth movement ends "So will I comfort you," and its first section notably omits the violins.
One motif in this work represents the slogan "free, but happy." The third movement features a 37-measure fugue on a D pedal point. Its sixth movement asks "O death, where is thy sting?" and includes a double fugue. A soprano solo in the fifth movement ends "So will I comfort you," and its first section notably omits the violins. Movements from Handel's The Messiah are sometimes inserted into this work, as its libretto does not mention the sacrifice of Jesus. Written after the death of the composer's mother, this piece begins with the text "Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted." For 10 points, name this funeral mass by Johannes Brahms.
One motif in this work represents the slogan "free, but happy.
A {German Requiem} [or {Ein Deutsches Requiem}]