Grande messe des morts, H 75 (Berlioz, Hector)
| Title | Grande messe des morts |
| Alternative title | Requiem |
| Creators | Hector Berlioz, composer |
| Opus | H 75 |
| Instrumentation | tenor, mixed chorus, 4 brass ensembles and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 10 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1837 |
| First published | 1838 |
| Dedication | Comte Adrien de Gasparin |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 5400 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Requiems, Masses |
| Language | Latin |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requiem et Kyrie. Introït | — | — | — |
| Dies iræ. Prose – Tuba mirum | — | — | — |
| Quid sum miser | — | — | — |
| Rex tremendæ | — | — | — |
| Quærens me | — | — | — |
| Lacrimosa | — | — | — |
| Offertoire. Chœur des âmes du Purgatoire | — | — | — |
| Hostias | — | — | — |
| Sanctus | — | — | — |
| Agnus Dei | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Quaerens Me (No.5) | mixed chorus | Adrian G. Horn |
| View | Quaerens Me (No.5) | 6 violas | Robert Edward Bridson |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| View | Hermann Scherchen, conductor | 1. Requiem & Kyrie 2. Dies iræ 3. Offertoire “Domine Jesu Christe” 4. Sanctus 5. Agnus Dei |
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