The Te Deum (Op. 22 / H.118) by Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) was completed in 1849. Like the earlier and more famous Grande Messe des Morts, it is one of the works referred to by Berlioz in his Memoirs as "the enormous compositions which some critics have called architectural or monumental music." While the orchestral forces required for the Te Deum are not as titanic as those of the Requiem, the work calls for an organ that can compete on equal terms with the rest of the orchestra. It lasts approximately fifty minutes and derives its text from the traditional Latin Te Deum, although Berlioz changed the word order for dramatic purposes.
Librettist | Traditional Ambrosian text |
Date of composition | 1849 (1848-1849; revised in 1852 and 1855) |
Premiered | 1855, April 30th (the Church of Saint-Eustache) in Paris, France by Hector Berlioz |
First published | 1855, Brandus, Dufour et Cie. in Paris, France |
Dedicated to | à son altesse Royale Monseigneur le Prince Albert |
Type | Te Deum |
Catalogue | H 118 |
Approx. duration | 50 minutes |
Spoken language | Latin |
Instruments |
Orchestra
2x Chorus/Choir - STB Children's chorus Voice (Tenor) |
Autotranslations beta |
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