Musikalische Exequien
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Musikalische Exequien is a 17th-century German funeral music composition by Heinrich Schütz that is regarded as one of the earliest and most significant Lutheran requiem works.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Musikalische Exequien canonical | 2 |
| Concert in Form einer teutschen Begräbnis-Messe | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Musikalische Exequien Context triple: [Heinrich Schütz, notableWork, Musikalische Exequien]
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A.
Requiem
"Requiem" is an emotionally charged song from the Broadway musical *Dear Evan Hansen* that explores a family's struggle to grieve and remember a troubled loved one.
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B.
Requiem
Requiem is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that sets traditional Latin Requiem Mass texts in a contemporary classical style.
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C.
Requiem
Requiem is a deeply expressive and harmonically rich choral work by English composer Herbert Howells, often regarded as one of his finest sacred compositions.
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D.
Austrian Requiem
Austrian Requiem is a memoir by former Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg reflecting on the events leading up to Austria’s annexation by Nazi Germany and his own political downfall.
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E.
Requiem in D minor
Requiem in D minor is Mozart’s famous final, unfinished mass for the dead, renowned for its dramatic intensity and profound emotional depth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Musikalische Exequien Target entity description: Musikalische Exequien is a 17th-century German funeral music composition by Heinrich Schütz that is regarded as one of the earliest and most significant Lutheran requiem works.
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A.
Requiem
Requiem is a deeply expressive and harmonically rich choral work by English composer Herbert Howells, often regarded as one of his finest sacred compositions.
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B.
Requiem
"Requiem" is an emotionally charged song from the Broadway musical *Dear Evan Hansen* that explores a family's struggle to grieve and remember a troubled loved one.
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C.
Requiem
Requiem is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that sets traditional Latin Requiem Mass texts in a contemporary classical style.
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D.
Austrian Requiem
Austrian Requiem is a memoir by former Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg reflecting on the events leading up to Austria’s annexation by Nazi Germany and his own political downfall.
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E.
Requiem in D minor
Requiem in D minor is Mozart’s famous final, unfinished mass for the dead, renowned for its dramatic intensity and profound emotional depth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lutheran requiem
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funeral music ⓘ sacred music composition ⓘ vocal composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Heinrich Schütz ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | SWV 279–281 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Heinrich Posthumus Reuß ⓘ |
| composer | Heinrich Schütz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1635 ⓘ |
| genre |
funeral music
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requiem ⓘ sacred concerto ⓘ |
| hasKeyText |
Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren
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Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Canticum B. Simeonis Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren, SWV 281
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Concert in Form einer teutschen Begräbnis-Messe, SWV 279 ⓘ
linked to:
Kleine geistliche Konzerte
Motet Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe, SWV 280 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Thirty Years' War era Germany
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linked to:
Thirty Years' War
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| influenced | later German Protestant funeral music ⓘ |
| intendedUse | aristocratic funeral ceremony ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic |
alternation of soloists and choir
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concertato style writing ⓘ use of polychoral techniques ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | funeral service ⓘ |
| movementTitle |
Concert in Form einer teutschen Begräbnis-Messe
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linked to:
Musikalische Exequien
Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener in Friede fahren ⓘ Herr, wenn ich nur dich habe ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest Lutheran requiem compositions
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expressive text setting ⓘ integrating German vernacular texts into a funeral mass form ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 3 ⓘ |
| occasion | funeral of Heinrich Posthumus Reuß ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Gera ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Dresden ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1636 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| scoring |
solo voices, choir and continuo
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vocal ensemble with basso continuo ⓘ |
| style | early Baroque ⓘ |
| subjectOf | musicological studies on early Lutheran funeral music ⓘ |
| textLanguage | German ⓘ |
| textSource |
Lutheran chorales
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inscriptions chosen by Heinrich Posthumus Reuß for his coffin ⓘ selected German biblical texts ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstPerformance | 1636 ⓘ |
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