Composition: Requiem (Verdi, Giuseppe)
| Title | Requiem |
| Alternative title | Messa da Requiem |
| Creators | Giuseppe Verdi (composer) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | soprano, mezzosoprano, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 7 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1874 |
| First published | 1874 |
| Dedication | In memory of Alessandro Manzoni |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 5100 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Requiems, Masses |
| Language | Latin |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | 1874 version | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | 1874 version | piano | Michele Saladino |
| view | 1875 version | piano | Michele Saladino |
| view | 1875 version | organ | — |
| view | Selections | cornet and piano | — |
| view | Selections | cornet and piano | Adolphe Herman |
| view | Selections | keyboard | Alfred Lebeau |
| view | Agnus Dei (No.5) | piano | Félix Godefroid |
| view | Agnus Dei (No.5) | piano | Franz Liszt |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score · view 1. Requiem · view 2. Sequence (Dies Irae) · view 3. Offertorio · view 4. Sanctus · view 5. Agnus Dei · view 6. Lux aeterna · view 7. Libera me · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score (600 dpi) · view Complete Score · view 1. Requiem · view 2. Sequence (Dies Irae) · view 3. Offertorio · view 4. Sanctus · view 5. Agnus Dei · view 6. Lux aeterna · view 7. Libera me · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | 1990 | Complete Score · view 2a. Liber scriptus (1874, Appendix 1) · view 7a. Libera me, Domine (1869, Appendix 2) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | 1934 | Clarinet 1, 2 · view Bassoon 1, 2, 3, 4 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3, 4 (Onstage) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3, 4 (Offstage) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Bass Drum · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | 1934 | Violins I · view Violins I (Luck's reprint) · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | — | Flute 1, 2, 3 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Edition Peters | 1934 | Flute 1, 2, 3 (3rd also Piccolo) · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 · view Bassoon 1, 2, 3, 4 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3, 4 (Onstage) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3, 4 (Offstage) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Bass Drum · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | 1874 version | vocal score | Escudier | 1874 | Complete Score · view |
| view | 1875 version | vocal score | Ricordi | 1875 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | 1875 version | vocal score | Ricordi | 1875 | Complete Score · view |
| view | 1875 version | vocal score | Escudier | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 1875 version | vocal score | Schirmer | 1895 | Complete Score · view Title & Table of Contents · view |
| view | 1875 version | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Frontmatter · view 1. Requiem · view 2. Dies Irae · view 3. Offertorio · view 4. Sanctus · view 5. Agnus Dei · view 6. Lux Aeterna · view 7. Libera Me · view |
| view | 1875 version | vocal score | — | — | 2. Recordare · view |
| view | 1874 version | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Escudier | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 1874 version | Arrangement for piano |
Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 1875 version | Arrangement for piano |
Ricordi | 1875 | Complete Score · view |
| view | 1875 version | Arrangement for organ | Ricordi | 1875 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cornet and piano; selections | Escudier | 1874 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cornet and piano |
Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for keyboard |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Agnus Dei (No.5) | Arrangement for piano |
Escudier | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Agnus Dei (No.5) | Arrangement for piano |
Editio Musica | 1990 | Complete Score (scan) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Orchestre national de France (orchestra) | Igor Markevitch (conductor) | — | Complete Performance · file |
| view | — | — | 1. Requiem · file 2. Dies iræ · file 3. Offertorium · file 4. Sanctus · file 5. Agnus Dei · file 6. Lux æterna · file 7. Libera me · file |
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| view | — | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | — | Papalin (performer) | For Voices and Recorder Ensemble (Papalin) | Introit – Kyrie · file Sequence: Dies irae · file Sequence: Tuba mirum · file Sequence: Liber scriptus · file Sequence: Quid sum miser · file Sequence: Rex tremendae · file Sequence: Recordare · file Sequence: Ingemisco · file Sequence: Confutatis · file Sequence: Lacrimosa · file Offertory · file Sanctus · file Agnus Dei · file Communion · file Libera me · file |
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