Requiem et Kyrie
E815622
Requiem et Kyrie is the solemn opening movement of Hector Berlioz’s Grande messe des morts, introducing the work’s liturgical text and dramatic musical atmosphere.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral movement
ⓘ
opening movement ⓘ sacred music movement ⓘ |
| associatedComposerNationality | French ⓘ |
| catalogueAssociation | Op. 5 (Grande messe des morts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Hector Berlioz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1837 ⓘ |
| followsInScore | title page of Grande messe des morts ⓘ |
| functionInWork |
establishes dramatic atmosphere
ⓘ
introduces liturgical text ⓘ |
| genre | Requiem movement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesText |
Kyrie eleison
ⓘ
Requiem aeternam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | Requiem ⓘ |
| liturgicalSection |
Introit
ⓘ
Kyrie ⓘ |
| mood |
austere
ⓘ
solemn ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dramatic dynamic contrasts
ⓘ
massive choral sonorities ⓘ orchestral color typical of Berlioz ⓘ |
| openingText | Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine ⓘ |
| orchestration |
brass
ⓘ
large orchestra ⓘ percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| partOf | Grande messe des morts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
concert
ⓘ
liturgical service ⓘ |
| placeInLiturgicalOrder | beginning of the Mass for the Dead ⓘ |
| positionInWork | first movement ⓘ |
| precededByInLiturgy | Introductory rites of the Mass ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | slow ⓘ |
| textSource | Roman Catholic Requiem Mass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| texture |
predominantly homophonic
ⓘ
with contrapuntal passages ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
mixed chorus
ⓘ
tenor soloist ⓘ |
| workNumberInProgrammes | I ⓘ |
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