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Mass in Bb minor
- Bach
- 1748
- originally in pieces
- 2 Kyrie
- Latin
- 4 mvts. = Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, [Sanctus, Hosanna, Benedictus, Agnus dei]
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Christ lag in Todesbanden
- Bach
- 1724
- Chorale cantata
- arched symmetry
- 7 stanzas = 7 mvts.
- 7th movement = straight chorale
- Falling m2 = motive throughout
- Sinfonia intro
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The Creation
- Haydn
- 1798
- 3 parts - 6 days of Creation
- 1st performed in Vienna
- Ger./Eng.
- Instrumental text painting
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Elijah
- Mendelssohn
- 1846
- Commisioned by Birmingham Festival
- Well-Accepted
- 2 Parts
- English
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Mozart Requiem
- Introit/Kyrie = Mozart
- Dies Irae-1/2 Lacrymosa = Joseph Von Eybler
- 1/2 Lacrymosa-Agnus Dei = Franz Xavier Sussmayr
- Secretly completed by Constanze (wife)
- Commisioned by Franz Von Walsegg for wife
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Brahm's Requiem
- 1856
- Death of mother and Schubert
- 5th mvt. added after first performance
- 1st performed at Protestant cathedral in Bremen, Germany (Successful)
- German
- Arched symmetry
- Selig motive
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Faure's Requiem
- Because of tragedy or just for fun?
- 1st performed in 1888 after many revisions
- Each revision became bigger
- Version #1 - 5 mvts. (Offertory and Lebera Me added in 1889)
- Latin - except Kyrie (Greek)
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Durufle Requiem
- Commisioned by Vichy Regime
- Began as organ suite -->turned into requiem
- Dedicated to his father
- Premiere - radio broadcast on All Souls Day
- No emphasis placed on being a premiere
- 3 versions (large orch., small orch., cello)
- Latin
- No Dies Irae
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Verdi Requiem
- Latin
- 1874
- Composed for Alessandro Manzoni
- Entire work based on last mvt: Libera me
- Very operetic
- Dies Irae = largest portion
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Belshazzar's Feast
- William Walton
- Oratorio
- 1931
- Originally commissioned by BBC, but work became larger than planned
- 1st performance @ Leeds Festival
- Rhythmically challenging
- Instrumental text painting
- Love theme
- Lightning Theme
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Dona Nobis Pacem
- Ralph Vaughn Williams
- 1936
- 1st performed same year for centenary of Huddersfield Choral Society
- Political statement - cry for peace & hope - verge of WWII
- English
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Chichester Psalms
- Leonard Bernstein
- Commissioned by Walter Hussey, Dean of Cathedral of Chichester - for summer music festival (3 Choirs Festival)
- 1st performed by NYPhilharmonic 1965
- Hebrew
- Cross-cultural
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