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Choirs from Handel's coronation anthem to Ligeti's cloud of voices: masses, requiems and psalms, 1727 to 1966.
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Requiem in D minor, Op. 48
This guide follows Fauré’s Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 (1890) in seven parts: Introït et Kyrie, Offertoire, Sanctus, Pie Jesu, Agnus Dei, Libera me and In Paradisum.
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- IIntroït et
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
IIntroït et 0:08–6:57
The music opens in D minor with a single held D, then the choir enters very softly on a D minor chord for the words (eternal rest). A first comes on (and perpetual light), then fades. In the B section all the voices call out Exaudi (hear). The repeats a simple melody sung earlier by the tenors, first in and then in four-part harmony. is more urgent, and the last (the final eleison ) is very soft.
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- — A: 1
II7:16–16:11
III16:31–19:43
IV20:05–23:21
V23:44–29:36
VI29:55–34:35
VII34:55–41:13
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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