Berlioz's Requiem

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dies_irae
gptkbp:adaptation various arrangements
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Hector_Berlioz
gptkbp:cultural_significance important choral work
gptkbp:dedicated_to the memory of the dead
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Basilique_du_Sacré-Cœur
gptkbp:historical_context 19th century France
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Latin_Mass_for_the_Dead
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Berlioz's Requiem
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Anton_Bruckner
gptkb:Gustav_Mahler
gptkb:Richard_Wagner
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:award
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:musician
brass
strings
timpani
woodwinds
gptkbp:is_influential_in gptkb:Agnus_Dei
gptkb:Dies_irae
gptkb:Lacrimosa
gptkb:Sanctus
gptkb:Tuba_Mirum
gptkb:Libera_me
Communio
Introitus
Offertorium
Requiem aeternam
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Grande_Messe_des_Morts
gptkbp:length approximately 90 minutes
gptkbp:movement gptkb:10
gptkbp:music_style mixed choir
gptkbp:notable_conductors gptkb:Riccardo_Muti
gptkb:Charles_Dutoit
gptkb:John_Eliot_Gardiner
gptkb:Sir_Colin_Davis
gptkb:Bernstein
gptkbp:notable_feature use of brass instruments
massive scale
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:Paris_Opera
gptkbp:notable_recordings multiple recordings
gptkbp:orchestration large orchestra
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:funeral_of_General_Damrémont
choirs
symphony orchestras
major music festivals
gptkbp:premiere_date December 5, 1837
gptkbp:style symphonic choral work
gptkbp:thematic_element death and mourning
gptkbp:year_composed 1837