Berlioz's Grande Messe des morts

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cathedral
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs cathedral
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Hector_Berlioz
gptkbp:criticalReception acclaimed for innovation and scale
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:General_Damrémont
gptkbp:duration approximately 90 minutes
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Les_Invalides,_Paris
5 December 1837
gptkbp:form Requiem Mass
gptkbp:genre Sacred choral music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Berlioz's Grande Messe des morts
gptkbp:influenced later large-scale choral works
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkbp:movement 10
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Lacrimosa
gptkb:Tuba_mirum
gptkb:Dies_irae
large orchestra
expanded percussion
four brass bands
large chorus
gptkbp:opusNumber Op. 5
gptkbp:orchestration very large forces
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Brandus
gptkbp:purpose commemoration of soldiers killed in the July Revolution of 1830
gptkbp:recordedAt many orchestras and conductors
gptkbp:soloists soprano
gptkbp:supportsLanguage gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:yearComposed 1837
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:cathedral
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4