Requiem (Michael Haydn)

Michael Haydn's Requiem (full title Missa pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismondo) was written after the death of Archbishop Sigismund von Schrattenbach of Salzburg in December 1771. It was first performed in January 1772. Leopold Mozart and his son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were among the musicians performing. It inspired Mozart's own Requiem, which was written in 1791.

 Structure 
The requiem is written for SATB choir and soloists, two bassoons, four trumpets, three trombones, timpani, strings, and basso continuo. The requiem is divided into five sections:

Requiem aeternam Adagio, C minor, common time
 Sequentia Dies irae Andante maestoso, C minor, 3/4
 Offertorium Domine Jesu Christe
 "Rex gloriae" Andante moderato, G minor, common time
 "Quam olim Abrahae" Vivace, G minor, cut time
 "Hostias et preces" Andante, G minor, common time
 "Quam olim Abrahae" Vivace e più Allegro, G minor, cut time
Sanctus Andante, C minor, 3/4
 "Benedictus qui venit..." Allegretto, E-flat major, 3/4
Agnus Dei et Communio
 "Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi" Adagio con moto, C minor, common time
 "Cum sanctis tuis" Allegretto, C minor, cut time
 "Requiem aeternam" Adagio, C minor, common time
 "Cum sanctis tuis" Allegretto, C minor, cut time

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Category:Masses (music)
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Category:Compositions in C minor
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