requiem composed requiem minor choral orchestral setting shortened catholic mass dead latin best known large works focus eternal rest reasons composing work unclear appear death parents composed work late 1880s revised 1890s finishing seven movements work scored soprano mixed choir orchestra organ different typical requiem settings sequence dies omitted replaced section pie final movement based text funeral mass burial wrote work managed entertain way religious illusion requiem dominated beginning end human feeling faith eternal rest piece premiered version paris funeral mass performance takes minutes history reasons composing requiem uncertain possible impetus death father mother death years later new year eve time mother death begun work later declared requiem wasn written pleasure earliest composed music included requiem wrote independent work composed version work called requiem movements include version performed january funeral architect paris composer conducted work added portion expanded added second version premiered january conducting score reworked orchestra final version premiered paris july conducted forces performers composer said work managed entertain way religious illusion requiem dominated beginning end human feeling faith eternal rest told interviewer said requiem express fear death called death death happy happiness painful experience music criticised human nature feel way religious emotion took form inside necessary accept artist nature requiem sought escape thought right proper years accompanying burial services organ know heart wanted write different requiem orchestral version performed funeral performed united_states student concert performed england text text latin customary set gradual tract sections mass followed french baroque tradition setting requiem sequence dies section pie slightly altered texts substantially changed text described set optional conventional added texts changes text beginning adds changed deliver souls faithful departed simply deliver souls departed replaced deliver beginning verse repetition omitted verse beginning concludes added structure scoring composition structured seven movements piece duration minutes scored work chorus orchestra movements sections listed table scoring voices key time signature symbol common time equivalent tempo marking voices abbreviated soprano alto tenor bass composer divides choir parts frequently uses given nature work boy instead details structure work bears striking similarity requiem set latin texts music chose german bible quotations works seven movements employ soprano singing choir movements soprano central movement movement movement appears choir works remaining movements sung choir example sing requiem similar requiem work begins slowly minor measure instruments choir enters parts minor chord stays entire text requiem eternal rest gradual progression harmony sudden climax reached lasting light diminishing repeated shine repeat prayer eternal rest simple melody continue similarly praise jerusalem voices hear begins melody tenor sang soprano alto tenor repeated following measures harmony strong urgent time repeated times final appears begins minor canon alto tenor short succession simple melody little prayer christ lord jesus christ king glory free souls departed eternal punishment deep lake ending sequence repeated beginning step higher line step higher following urgent jesus enforced voices add broken rests prayer fall obscure enters offerings brought praises beginning repeated note asking melody lord death life choir repeats line text motif beginning elaborate parts concluded uplifting major holy contrast compositions mass requiem illustrated great vocal instrumental forces particularly requiem expressed extremely simple form sing simple rising falling melody notes male voices repeat accompanied rising melody violins solo violin pattern appears times melodies increasing volume reaching highest orchestra changes tone accompaniment replaced firm powerful major chords horn fanfare marked male voices declare praise highest answered music began violin melody upwards final note flat major choir repeats finally joining pie solo soprano sings prayer good jesus rest line text repeated times times asking requiem rest intensified requiem rest melody flat major measures second similar reaching higher words requiem begin expansion reach alternating notes requiem begins leads alternating notes lower range requiem gentle upward motion settings mass requiem set dark expression begins major fluent expansive melody orchestra measures tenor sings melody gently rises falls repeats way motion orchestra stays key changes minor mode lamb god asked rest chords daring progression tenor instrumental introduction repeats line leading peaceful begins following section light eternal shine long choir divided parts lets light choir closes reprise opening mass requiem orchestra picks melody close movement sings section bass rhythm quarter notes rest upbeat quarters sings text free lord eternal death terrible day heavens earth come judge world fire embarking melody wide range sharp leaps text continued choir parts sum ego motion dies day wrath expressed chords giving way prayer rest motion piano suddenly choir repeats opening statement fully choir end movement repeating text movement taken angels lead paradise rests continuous motion fast broken orchestra soprano sings rising expressive melody enriched chords voices divided parts final jerusalem second thought sung soprano filled words requiem versions revised enlarged requiem years performance publication final version scored orchestra 1970s attempts scholars reconstruct composer earlier versions scored smaller orchestral forces version seven sections requiem completed january performed month funeral architect version lacked added time following decade rest requiem having composed years earlier solo forces required original version choir number consisting boys men admit female solo boy organ strings solo violin divided divided performance added horn trumpet parts version continued work intermittently requiem judged score ready published proposed publication fell attempts reconstruct score specialist began working 1970s edition published english conductor edition jointly edited published advantage access important source material unavailable set orchestral parts discovered score 1890s bass choir music letters judged edition makeshift lacking standards scholarship university press considered edition manuscript survives critic puts waters original adding horns modifications cello bass parts reviewing edition wrote pleasant surprises including restoration urgent rolls ethereal chords enhance spiritual atmosphere version solo horns added original scoring possible employed mixed choir female soprano partly soprano lines particularly solo pie difficult sing demand excellent breath control easier adult women boys final version end 1890s publisher suggested composer requiem performance concert halls intimate sound earlier versions effective performances large concert venues large choral societies time larger orchestra required resulting version survive critics speculated greatly interested orchestration delegated revision pupils details augmented score differ earlier amendments original manuscript new score published time vocal score edited favourite pupils critics speculated score questioned skilled left edition speculates work firm corrected later editions notably orchestration final version comprises mixed choir solo soprano solo horns organ strings single section violins divided expressed view terms church concert versions requiem performed choice edition dictated size venue clear composer favoured version comments comments requiem ring descriptions sic versions published text complained orchestra performance work small commented violins orchestral version selected editions requiem edition requiem requiem version score miniature score selected recordings requiem recorded soprano conducted issued label reissued recording half century exception columbia set recorded soprano les instrumental conducted edition score recorded label numerous sets versions issued singled particular mention critics listed requiem combined recordings concert performances early award winning composition originally choir organ composer wrote aged year years school church music version city london recommended finest classical recordings guide recommended version victoria los recommended choir king college cambridge sir recommended orchestra recommended atlanta orchestra recommended
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