Composition Year | 1865, revised 1870 |
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Genre Categories | Requiems; Funeral music; Religious works; |
Work Title | Requiem, Op.60 |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Rheinberger, Josef Gabriel |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.60 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJR 145 |
Key | B-flat minor |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1865, revised 1870 |
First Publication. | 1872 |
Librettist | traditional |
Language | latin |
Dedication | Dem Gedächtniss der im Deutschen Kriege 1870–1871 gefallenen Helden |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | SATB solo, SATB choir, orchestra |
Even though Westbrook's arrangement is in B minor, Carus-Verlag says the original is in B♭ minor. Anyone with the original score check (2 sharps v 5 flats :) )
(Ah. There is an example of the opening of the score here and it is very clearly B-flat minor.)