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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Requiem_(Mozart)Requiem (Mozart) - Wikipedia

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   chorus. orchestra. The Requiem in D minor, K. 626, is a Requiem Mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). Mozart composed part of the Requiem in Vienna in late 1791, but it was unfinished at his death on 5 December the same year.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Timeline_of_Mozart&Timeline of Mozart's Requiem - Wikipedia

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   6 September: Mozart conducts premiere of La clemenza di Tito. mid-September – 28 September: Revision and completion of The Magic Flute (K. 620). 30 September: Premiere of The Magic Flute. 7 October: Mozart completes his Clarinet Concerto in A major (K. 622). 8 October – 20 November: Mozart works on the Requiem and a cantata (K. 623).

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   Was Mozart's Requiem complete?

   • Mozart’s Requiem in D Minor, K 626, was not complete at his death on December 5, 1791. Until the late twentieth century, Mozart’s student, Franz Xaver Sssmayr, had written the work, which was most commonly heard at the time. Mozart’s Requiem is one of the greatest works of Western music.

   The Story Behind Mozart’s Requiem – Mozart Project

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   Why is Mozart's Requiem a choral masterpiece?

   • Mozart's Requiem is a choral masterpiece whose genesis is shrouded in mystery – one that makes the piece all the more fascinating and emotionally stirring. Mozart was not in the best state of mind when he received an anonymous commission to compose a Requiem Mass.

   Mozart - Requiem: A masterpiece shrouded in mystery - Classic FM

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   Why did Franz von Walsegg write Mozart's Requiem?

   • Over the years, Mozart’s Requiem has perplexed many musicians. Count Franz von Walsegg commissioned it as a ruse, in which case he would have written it for his wife’s funeral. Mozart fell ill in Prague while performing the premiere of his opera La clemenza di Tito on September 6, 1791. He died on December 5, 1791, at his home.

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   Did Franz von Walsegg write the Requiem?

   • The enigmatic Count Franz von Walsegg commissioned Mozart to write the Requiem, according to Mozart. He fell ill in Prague during the September 6, 1791, premiere of Mozart’s opera La clemenza di Tito. While hospitalized, he focused on finishing his Requiem. The Requiem by Sssmayr is most likely completed by the first half of 1792.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wolfgang_Amadeus_MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wikipedia

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   Signature. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [a] [b] (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works representing virtually every Western classical genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as ...

   • Born: 27 January 1756, Getreidegasse 9, Salzburg
   • Relatives: Mozart family

   • Died: 5 December 1791 (aged 35), Vienna
   • Spouse: Constanze Mozart

5. www.classicfm.com › composers › mozartMozart - Requiem: A masterpiece shrouded in mystery

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   Mozart's Requiem is a choral masterpiece whose genesis is shrouded in mystery – one that makes the piece all the more fascinating and emotionally stirring. Mozart was not in the best state of mind when he received an anonymous commission to compose a Requiem Mass.

6. www.mozartproject.org › the-story-behind-mozartsThe Story Behind Mozart’s Requiem – Mozart Project

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   Dec 29, 2022 · Updated at December 29, 2022 Peter. Mozart’s Requiem is one of the most popular and well-known pieces of classical music ever written. But what is the story behind this hauntingly beautiful work? Was it written for Mozart’s father, who died when Mozart was just a child? Or was it written for Mozart himself, as he was dying of a mysterious illness?

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8. www.gramophone.co.uk › features › articleMozart's Requiem – The road to the Requiem | Gramophone

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   Tuesday, November 1, 2016. David Threasher explores the musical precursors of Mozart's Requiem. Mozart’s Requiem is the earliest such work to have broken free from its liturgical bonds and become a regular fixture in the concert hall and on record.