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- Requiem in D Minor, K 626, requiem mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, left incomplete at his death on December 5, 1791.
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May 15, 2024 · Requiem in D Minor, K 626, requiem mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, left incomplete at his death on December 5, 1791. Until the late 20th century the work was most often heard as it had been completed by Mozart’s student Franz Xaver Sussmayr. Later completions have since been offered.
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Toward the end of that year, after completing The Magic Flute and fulfilling a late commission for another opera, La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart was able to become fully engaged in writing his requiem. By that time, however, he was seriously ill and needed to dictate some of his composition to an assistant.
Dec 13, 2005 · Kenyon's pick for today's Must-Have Mozart is the Requiem, K. 626, Mozart's last piece of music.
Mar 30, 2023 · Updated: 03/30/2023. What is a Requiem? A Requiem is a Catholic mass or religious service for the dead. Mozart's Requiem is specifically based on the version of this mass from the 1545–1563...
Born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria; died on December 5, 1791, in Vienna, Austria. Composed: 1791. Estimated length: 50 minutes. First performance: On December 10, 1791, a part of the Requiem was performed as a memorial for Mozart; a performance of the posthumously completed score was arranged for his widow Constanze on January 2, 1791.
