Britten War Requiem

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choral composition orchestral composition requiem

Britten's War Requiem is a large-scale choral and orchestral work that juxtaposes the traditional Latin Requiem Mass with the anti-war poetry of Wilfred Owen to create a powerful pacifist statement.

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Label Occurrences
Britten War Requiem canonical 1
Britten: War Requiem 1
Britten: War Requiem under Seiji Ozawa 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf choral composition ⓘ
orchestral composition ⓘ
requiem ⓘ
approximateDuration about 85 minutes ⓘ
associatedWithEvent World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
commissionedFor consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral ⓘ
composer Benjamin Britten ⓘ
countryOfPremiere United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo David Gill ⓘ
Michael Halliday ⓘ
Piers Dunkerley ⓘ
Roger Burney ⓘ
dedicationNote In loving memory of Roger Burney, Piers Dunkerley, David Gill and Michael Halliday ⓘ
genre anti-war music ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
incorporatesPoetryBy Wilfred Owen ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
memorializes victims of war ⓘ
movement Agnus Dei ⓘ
Dies irae ⓘ
Libera me ⓘ
Offertorium ⓘ
Introitus: Requiem aeternam ⓘ
surface form: Requiem aeternam

Sanctus ⓘ
notableRecording 1963 Decca recording conducted by Benjamin Britten ⓘ
placeOfPremiere Coventry Cathedral ⓘ
premiereDate 1962-05-30 ⓘ
publisher Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ
scoredFor baritone solo ⓘ
boys' choir ⓘ
chamber orchestra ⓘ
full orchestra ⓘ
mixed chorus ⓘ
organ ⓘ
soprano solo ⓘ
tenor solo ⓘ
structure six movements ⓘ
textAuthor Latin Requiem Mass ⓘ
surface form: Traditional Latin Requiem Mass

Wilfred Owen ⓘ
theme anti-war ⓘ
pacifism ⓘ
remembrance of war dead ⓘ
title War Requiem ⓘ
usesText Agnus Dei ⓘ
Dies irae ⓘ
Libera me ⓘ
Offertorium: Hostias ⓘ
surface form: Offertorium

Introitus: Requiem aeternam ⓘ
surface form: Requiem aeternam

Sanctus ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1961 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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Westminster Symphonic Choir → repertoireIncludes → Britten War Requiem ⓘ
Benjamin Britten → notableWork → Britten War Requiem ⓘ
this entity surface form: The War Requiem
Benjamin Britten → notableWork → Britten War Requiem ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Requiem, Op. 66
Benjamin Britten → notableWork → Britten War Requiem ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Requiem (choral work)
Derek Jarman → notableWork → Britten War Requiem ⓘ
this entity surface form: War Requiem
Saito Kinen Orchestra → notableRecording → Britten War Requiem ⓘ
this entity surface form: Britten: War Requiem
Saito Kinen Orchestra → notablePerformance → Britten War Requiem ⓘ
this entity surface form: Britten: War Requiem under Seiji Ozawa