Tuba mirum
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Tuba mirum is a dramatic section of Mozart’s Requiem that vividly depicts the Last Judgment through striking solo vocal lines and powerful brass fanfares.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The trumpet shall sound | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
movement of a musical work
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section of a Requiem ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | K. 626 (as part of the Requiem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completion | completed by Franz Xaver Süssmayr as part of the Requiem ⓘ |
| composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | sound of the trumpet summoning the dead ⓘ |
| features |
alto solo voice
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bass solo voice ⓘ solo trombone ⓘ soprano solo voice ⓘ tenor solo voice ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | funerary and memorial services (as part of the Requiem) ⓘ |
| follows | Dies irae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
liturgical music
ⓘ
sacred choral music ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major (opening section) ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | sequence section of the Requiem Mass ⓘ |
| musicalForm | aria-like sequence movement ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dramatic depiction of the Last Judgment
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prominent trombone solo introduction ⓘ sequential entries of solo voices ⓘ |
| openingWords | Tuba mirum spargens sonum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestrationIncludes |
basset horns
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bassoons ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ trombone ⓘ trumpets ⓘ |
| partOf | Requiem in D minor, K. 626 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| precedes | Rex tremendae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring | four vocal soloists and orchestra ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Last Judgment
NERFINISHED
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resurrection of the dead ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Andante ⓘ |
| textAuthor | traditional Latin liturgy ⓘ |
| textIncipit | Tuba mirum spargens sonum per sepulchra regionum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| textSource | Roman Catholic Requiem Mass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalForces | SATB soloists ⓘ |
| workStatus | left incomplete at Mozart's death ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Messiah
this entity surface form:
The trumpet shall sound