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The War Requiem, first performed on 30 May 1962, was commissioned to mark the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral, which was built after the original 14th-century structure was destroyed in a World War II bombing raid.
- REQUIEM AETERNAM. Chorus. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine; et lux perpetua luceat eis. Lord, grant them eternal rest; and let the perpetual light shine apon them.
- DIES IRAE. Chorus. Dies irae, dies illa, Solvet saeclum in favilla: Teste David cum Sibylla. Quantus tremor est futurus, Quando Judex est venturus, Cuncta stricte discussurus!
- OFFERTORIUM. Boys. Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae, libera animas omnium fidelium. defunctorum de poenis inferni, et de profundo lacu: libera eas de ore leonis, ne absorbeat eas.
- SANCTUS.
Britten: War Requiem. Scherzo Music. 6.79K subscribers. Subscribed.
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Feb 26, 2015 · In commemoration of the 100th year anniversary of World War One, Southbank Centre staged a special performance of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem featuring hundreds of young performers back in...
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Benjamin Britten’s pacifist masterpiece War Requiem, premiered in 1962, is among the greatest settings of a liturgical text, linking past and present by interweaving poems on the horrors of war by WWI poet Wilfred Owen.
Learn the harrowing story behind Britten's beautiful opera, War Requiem, which is considered an act of reparation for those lost or impacted by wartime Britain.
Nov 1, 2023 · One of the greatest choral works of the twentieth century, Britten's War Requiem was written for the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962. Find out more about War Requiem including an introductory guide.
