Requiem

Summary

Requiem is a musical work/composition^[1]. Requiem ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (445 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Requiem's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Requiem's composer is recorded as Hector Berlioz^[4].
• Requiem's language of work or name is recorded as French^[5].
• Requiem was published on 1837^[6].
• Requiem's dedicated to is recorded as Adrien Etienne Pierre de Gasparin^[7].
• Requiem's tonality is recorded as D minor^[8].
• Requiem's date of first performance is recorded as December 5, 1837^[9].
• Requiem's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Requiem'}^[10].
• Requiem's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90'}^[11].
• Requiem's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[12].
• Requiem's form of creative work is recorded as mass^[13].
• Requiem's form of creative work is recorded as music for the Requiem Mass^[14].
• Requiem's opus number is recorded as 5^[15].

Product Details

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• Release type: Mass^[16]

• MusicBrainz ID: f67ae3bd-22a9-418c-9624-e52410c4d3ec^[17]

Body

Publication

Requiem was released on 1837^[6]. Requiem's language of work or name is recorded as French^[5].

Why It Matters

Requiem ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (445 views/month).^[2] Requiem has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] Requiem is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]