Berlioz Requiem

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Berlioz Requiem is Hector Berlioz’s monumental 1837 Grande Messe des morts, a large-scale Romantic choral and orchestral work renowned for its dramatic power and massive forces.

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instanceOf Requiem Mass
Romantic-era composition
choral composition
sacred music
symphonic work
alsoKnownAs Requiem, Op. 5
approximateDuration about 90 minutes
catalogueNumber Op. 5
commissionedBy Government of France
surface form: French government
commissionedFor memorial of soldiers killed in the Siege of Constantine
memorial service for General Charles-Marie Denys de Damrémont
composer Hector Berlioz
countryOfOrigin France
dateComposed 1837
dedicatedTo General Charles-Marie Denys de Damrémont
firstPerformanceDate 5 December 1837
firstPerformancePlace Les Invalides, Paris
genre Requiem
sacred choral music
influenced later large-scale Requiem settings
influencedBy French Revolutionary ceremonial music
keyCharacteristic frequent use of offstage brass
innovative orchestration
language Latin
notableFeature dramatic dynamic contrasts
extremely large performing forces
spatially separated brass ensembles
notableMovement Dies irae
Lacrimosa
Sanctus
Tuba mirum
numberOfMovements 10
period Romantic
placeInOeuvre one of Hector Berlioz’s most monumental works
publisher Brandus
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
scoring expanded woodwind section
four additional brass choirs
full symphony orchestra
large mixed chorus
large percussion section
tenor solo
style French grand ceremonial style
textSource Roman Catholic Requiem Mass
title Grande messe des morts
surface form: Grande Messe des morts

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