Officium Defunctorum
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Officium Defunctorum is a renowned late-16th-century Requiem mass and funeral office by Spanish Renaissance composer Tomás Luis de Victoria, celebrated for its profound spirituality and rich polyphonic writing.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Officium Defunctorum (Requiem mass) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Requiem mass
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funeral office ⓘ musical composition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Requiem of 1603 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Tomás Luis de Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligiousOrder | Hieronymite nuns of Descalzas Reales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Tomás Luis de Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1603 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Empress Maria of Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1605 ⓘ |
| genre |
Renaissance polyphony
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sacred music ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered Victoria’s musical testament
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one of the most important Requiems of the Renaissance ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
Mass for the Dead
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Office of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalTextSource |
Office of the Dead
NERFINISHED
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Roman Catholic Requiem Mass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalEra | Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableMovement |
Libera me, Domine
NERFINISHED
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Taedet animam meam ⓘ Versa est in luctum ⓘ |
| numberOfVoices | 6 ⓘ |
| occasion | funeral of Empress Maria of Austria ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
concert performance
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liturgical performance ⓘ |
| period | late 16th century ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Descalzas Reales convent, Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Imprenta Real, Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reception |
admired for rich polyphonic writing
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celebrated for profound spirituality ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| scoring | voices a cappella ⓘ |
| structureIncludes |
Lesson
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Motet ⓘ Requiem Mass NERFINISHED ⓘ Responsories of the Office of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
expressive text setting
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imitation ⓘ modal harmony ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | prayers for the dead ⓘ |
| texture | polyphonic ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Office of the Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Officium Defunctorum (Requiem mass)