Berlioz – Grande Messe des Morts

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Berlioz_–_Grande_Messe_des_Morts
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs cathedral
gptkbp:catalogueNumber Op. 5
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Hector_Berlioz
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:General_Damrémont
gptkbp:duration approximately 90 minutes
gptkbp:firstPerformed gptkb:Les_Invalides,_Paris
5 December 1837
gptkbp:genre Requiem Mass
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Berlioz – Grande Messe des Morts
gptkbp:influenced later requiem compositions
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:movement 10
gptkbp:notableFor large orchestration
off-stage brass ensembles
gptkbp:notableRecording Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Brandus
gptkbp:scoredFor gptkb:choral_music
gptkb:orchestra
tenor soloist
gptkbp:structure Introit, Kyrie, Dies irae, Quid sum miser, Rex tremendae, Quaerens me, Lacrimosa, Domine Jesu Christe, Hostias, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
gptkbp:text gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Requiem_Mass
gptkbp:yearComposed 1837
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Alldis_Choir
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8