A German Requiem, To Words of the Holy Scriptures, Op. 45 (German: Ein deutsches Requiem, nach Worten der heiligen Schrift) by Johannes Brahms, is a large-scale work for chorus, orchestra, a soprano and a baritone soloist, composed between 1865 and 1868. It comprises seven movements, which together last 65 to 80 minutes, making this work Brahms's longest composition. A German Requiem is sacred but non-liturgical, and unlike a long tradition of the Latin Requiem, A German Requiem, as its title states, is a Requiem in the German language.

Original Name Ein deutsches Requiem
Date of composition 1868 (1865-1868)
First published 1868, J. Rieter-Biedermann in Winterthur, Switzerland
Type Requiem
Catalogue Op. 45
Approx. duration 72 minutes
Spoken language German
Instruments Voice (Soprano)
Voice (Baritone)
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra
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Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem, Op. 45
Johannes Brahms: A German Requiem, Op. 45