Requiem

Summary

Requiem is a musical work/composition^[1]. Requiem ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (846 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Requiem's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Requiem's composer is recorded as Gabriel Fauré^[4].
• Requiem's Commons category is recorded as Requiem (Fauré)^[5].
• Requiem's instrumentation is recorded as organ^[6].
• Requiem's instrumentation is recorded as mixed choir^[7].
• Requiem's instrumentation is recorded as orchestra^[8].
• Requiem's instrumentation is recorded as soprano^[9].
• Requiem's instrumentation is recorded as baritone^[10].
• Requiem's date of first performance is recorded as January 16, 1888^[11].
• Requiem's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+35'}^[12].
• Requiem's location of first performance is recorded as La Madeleine^[13].
• Requiem's form of creative work is recorded as music for the Requiem Mass^[14].
• Requiem's opus number is recorded as 48^[15].

Product Details

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• Release type: Mass^[16]

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

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

• MusicBrainz ID: 5cb34cb0-60c7-47e7-ad52-0df5681fd196^[19]

Why It Matters

Requiem ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (846 views/month).^[2] Requiem has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] Requiem is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]