Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras
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"Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras" is the solemn third movement of Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, reflecting on the transience of human life with dark orchestral colors and choral writing.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral movement
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sacred choral work movement ⓘ |
| biblicalReference |
1 Peter 1:24
NERFINISHED
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Isaiah 40:6–8 ⓘ |
| composer | Johannes Brahms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Ein deutsches Requiem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Requiem movement ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Aber des Herrn Wort – concluding section
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Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras – choral exposition ⓘ So seid nun geduldig – central section ⓘ |
| instrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceContext | concert performance ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | non-liturgical Requiem context ⓘ |
| mood |
dark
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solemn ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dramatic dynamic contrasts
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emphasis on low orchestral registers ⓘ expressive choral declamation of scripture ⓘ use of biblical German text instead of Latin Requiem text ⓘ |
| openingText | Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras ⓘ |
| orchestralWriting | dark orchestral colors ⓘ |
| partOf | Ein deutsches Requiem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInWork | central early movement of Ein deutsches Requiem ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Denn wir haben hie keine bleibende Statt
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Selig sind, die da Leid tragen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Romantic ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | Andante moderato ⓘ |
| textLanguage | German ⓘ |
| textSource | Luther Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textTheme |
Christian eschatology
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consolation ⓘ mortality ⓘ transience of human life ⓘ |
| texture |
contrapuntal passages
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homophonic choral writing ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
alto section
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bass section ⓘ mixed choir ⓘ soprano section ⓘ tenor section ⓘ |
| workCatalogue | Op. 45 (as part of Ein deutsches Requiem) ⓘ |
| workTonality | minor ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ein deutsches Requiem