Requiem

Summary

Requiem is a musical work/composition^[1]. Requiem ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Requiem's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Requiem's composer is recorded as Maurice Duruflé^[4].
• Requiem's language of work or name is recorded as Latin^[5].
• 1941 marks the founding of Requiem^[6].
• Requiem was released on 1947^[7].
• Requiem's instrumentation is recorded as organ^[8].
• Requiem's date of first performance is recorded as November 2, 1947^[9].
• Requiem's title is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Requiem'}^[10].
• Requiem's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+42'}^[11].
• Requiem's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q929848', 'amount': '+9'}^[12].
• Requiem's form of creative work is recorded as music for the Requiem Mass^[13].
• Requiem's opus number is recorded as 9^[14].

Product Details

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• MusicBrainz ID: 53b9bdef-a1c9-4e67-9c4f-65cd5a83c54b^[15]

Body

Publication

Requiem was released on 1947^[7]. Requiem's language of work or name is recorded as Latin^[5].

Why It Matters

Requiem ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).^[2] Requiem has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] Requiem is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]