War Requiem
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War Requiem is a large-scale 1962 choral and orchestral work by Benjamin Britten that interweaves the Latin Requiem Mass with anti-war poetry by Wilfred Owen.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| War Requiem canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral work
ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ requiem ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Coventry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 66 ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral ⓘ |
| composer | Benjamin Britten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPremiere | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed as a masterpiece of 20th-century choral music ⓘ |
| dateOfPremiere | 1962-05-30 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
David Gill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Halliday NERFINISHED ⓘ Piers Dunkerley NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Burney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 85–90 minutes ⓘ |
| genre |
20th-century classical music
ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-World War II Britain ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Agnus Dei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dies irae NERFINISHED ⓘ Libera me NERFINISHED ⓘ Offertorium NERFINISHED ⓘ Requiem aeternam NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanctus ⓘ |
| notableRecording | 1963 Decca recording conducted by Benjamin Britten ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | Coventry Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
baritone soloist
ⓘ
boys' choir ⓘ chamber orchestra ⓘ full orchestra ⓘ mixed chorus ⓘ organ ⓘ soprano soloist ⓘ tenor soloist ⓘ |
| structure | six movements ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
First World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
horrors of war ⓘ |
| textAuthor |
Wilfred Owen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional Latin liturgy ⓘ |
| textSource |
Latin Requiem Mass
ⓘ
poetry by Wilfred Owen ⓘ |
| theme | anti-war ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1961 ⓘ |
| yearPremiered | 1962 ⓘ |
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War Requiem