Dies irae

E580021
choral work musical movement

Dies irae is the thunderous, dramatic sequence in Verdi’s Requiem that vividly depicts the Day of Judgment with powerful orchestral and choral writing.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Dies irae sequence 1
Sequenz: Dies irae 1
Dies irae (Verdi) 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf choral work ⓘ
musical movement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Dies irae (Messa da Requiem) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dies irae from Verdi’s Requiem NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWork Messa da Requiem NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Dies irae (Latin sequence) NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy dramatic orchestration ⓘ
intense rhythmic drive ⓘ
powerful choral writing ⓘ
sudden dynamic contrasts ⓘ
thunderous dynamics ⓘ
composer Giuseppe Verdi NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
depicts Day of Wrath NERFINISHED ⓘ
Last Judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformance 22 May 1874 ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocation San Marco, Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre Requiem mass ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
influencedBy Catholic liturgy NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatic dramatic style of Verdi ⓘ
instrumentation bass drum ⓘ
brass section ⓘ
full symphony orchestra ⓘ
orchestral strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
movementNumber 2 ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic depiction of terror ⓘ
fortissimo choral entries ⓘ
repeated orchestral outbursts ⓘ
partOf Messa da Requiem NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfLargerSection Dies irae sequence (Verdi Requiem) NERFINISHED ⓘ
performancePractice often excerpted independently ⓘ
often performed in concert halls ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
reception noted for overwhelming emotional impact ⓘ
textAuthor traditional Latin sequence ⓘ
textLanguage Latin ⓘ
theme divine judgment ⓘ
human fear of damnation ⓘ
usesText "Dies irae, dies illa" NERFINISHED ⓘ
vocalForces bass solo ⓘ
mezzo-soprano solo ⓘ
mixed chorus ⓘ
soprano solo ⓘ
tenor solo ⓘ
workKey D minor (predominant) ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Verdi Requiem → movement → Dies irae ⓘ
Verdi Requiem → notableSection → Dies irae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dies irae sequence
Berlioz Requiem → notableMovement → Dies irae ⓘ
Britten War Requiem → usesText → Dies irae ⓘ
subject surface form: War Requiem
Britten War Requiem → movement → Dies irae ⓘ
subject surface form: War Requiem
Grande messe des morts → movement → Dies irae ⓘ
Requiem in D minor → movement → Dies irae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sequenz: Dies irae