Requiem

Summary

Requiem is a musical work/composition^[1]. Requiem ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Requiem's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Requiem's composer is recorded as Michael Haydn^[4].
• Requiem's genre is classical music^[5].
• Requiem's language of work or name is recorded as Latin^[6].
• Requiem was released on January 1, 1771^[7].
• Requiem's tonality is recorded as C minor^[8].
• Requiem's main subject is Sigismund von Schrattenbach^[9].
• Requiem's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Requiem'}^[10].
• Requiem's different from is recorded as Requiem^[11].
• Requiem's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[12].
• Requiem's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[13].
• Requiem's form of creative work is recorded as mass^[14].
• Requiem's form of creative work is recorded as music for the Requiem Mass^[15].

Product Details

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• Release type: Mass^[16]

• Genre(s): requiem, western classical^[17]

• Community tags: requiem, western classical^[18]

• MusicBrainz ID: aa7c9f29-c1df-43e6-b386-20ac1abbd295^[19]

Body

Publication

Requiem was released on January 1, 1771^[7]. Requiem's language of work or name is recorded as Latin^[6]. Requiem's genre is classical music^[5].

Subject and Themes

Requiem's main subject is Sigismund von Schrattenbach^[9].

Why It Matters

Requiem ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).^[2] Requiem has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] Requiem is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]