Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
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Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 is a large-scale orchestral work by Benjamin Britten, written in 1940 as a somber, non-liturgical reflection on war and loss.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | orchestral work ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 20 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Japanese government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionOutcome | commission rejected by Japanese government ⓘ |
| commissionPurpose | 2600th anniversary of the Japanese Empire ⓘ |
| composer | Benjamin Britten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1940 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | memory of the composer's parents ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 20 minutes ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | three-movement symphonic work ⓘ |
| genre |
requiem-inspired work
ⓘ
symphony ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | War Requiem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMovementTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dies irae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lacrymosa NERFINISHED ⓘ Requiem aeternam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Roman Catholic Requiem Mass ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | non-liturgical ⓘ |
| mood | somber ⓘ |
| movement1Title | Lacrymosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement2Title | Dies irae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement3Title | Requiem aeternam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementCount | 3 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
anti-war character
ⓘ
use of Requiem Mass section titles without text ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | John Barbirolli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1941-03-29 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Carnegie Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereOrchestra | New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer | War Requiem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
brass
ⓘ
harp ⓘ large orchestra ⓘ percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
loss
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1940 ⓘ |
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