Composition: 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 |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
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
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1837 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | I. Requiem et Kyrie. Introït · view II. Dies iræ. Prose – Tuba mirum · view III. Quid sum miser · view IV. Rex tremendae · view V. Quærens me · view VI. Lacrimosa · view VII. Offertoire. Chœur des âmes du purgatoire · view VIII. Hostias · view IX. Sanctus · view X. Agnus Dei · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flutes I (2), II (2) · view Oboe 1, 2 English Horn 1/2 · view Clarinets I (2), II (2) (in B, A) · view Bassoons I (4), II (4) · view Horns I (3 in C, E, E, F) Horns II (3 in C, F, D, E) Horns III (3 in E, G, A, B) Horns IV (3 in E, G, C, B) · view Brass Orchestra I: Cornets (4 in B, A) Brass Orchestra II: Trumpets 1 (2 in F, D, E) / 2 (2 in E, D, E) Brass Orchestra III: Trumpets (4 in E) Brass Orchestra IV: Trumpets (4 in B, C) · view Tenor Trombones, Orchestras I (4), II (4), III (4), IV (4) Tubas, Orchestras I (2), IV (4) · view Timpani (12*) · view Bass Drum 1, 2, Tam-Tams (4), Cymbals (10) · view Violins I (25) · view Violins II (25) · view Violas (20) · view Cellos (20) · view Basses (18) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Timpani (16*) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1900 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Quaerens Me (No.5) | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
Adrian G. Horn | 2018 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Quaerens Me (No.5) | Arrangement for 6 violas |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
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