The Messa da Requiem is a musical setting of the Roman Catholic funeral mass (Requiem) for four soloists, double choir and orchestra by Giuseppe Verdi. It was composed in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist whom Verdi admired. The first performance, at the San Marco church in Milan on 22 May 1874, marked the first anniversary of Manzoni's death. The work was at one time called the Manzoni Requiem. It is rarely performed in liturgy, but rather in concert form of around 85–90 minutes in length. Musicologist David Rosen calls it 'probably the most frequently performed major choral work composed since the compilation of Mozart's Requiem'.
Date of composition | 1874 (1869-1874) |
Premiered | 1874, May 22nd in Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy |
Type | Requiem |
Approx. duration | 90 minutes |
Spoken language | Latin |
Instruments |
Chamber orchestra
Voice (Soprano) Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) Chorus/Choir 2x Voice (Tenor) |
Arrangements |
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Franz Liszt: Agnus Dei della Messa da Requiem di Giuseppe Verdi, S. 437
● Franz Liszt: Agnus Dei della Messa da Requiem di Giuseppe Verdi, S. 671c/1 |
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Famous Works
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Autotranslations beta |
Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem |