War Requiem

Summary

War Requiem is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (492 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• War Requiem's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• War Requiem's composer is recorded as Benjamin Britten^[4].
• War Requiem's genre is classical music^[5].
• War Requiem was published on January 1, 1962^[6].
• War Requiem's instrumentation is recorded as organ^[7].
• War Requiem's date of first performance is recorded as May 30, 1962^[8].
• War Requiem's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'War Requiem'}^[9].
• War Requiem's has characteristic is recorded as music for the Requiem Mass^[10].
• War Requiem's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+90'}^[11].
• War Requiem's musical conductor is recorded as Meredith Davies^[12].
• War Requiem's musical conductor is recorded as Benjamin Britten^[13].
• War Requiem's has lyrics is recorded as mass for the dead^[14].
• War Requiem's form of creative work is recorded as mass^[15].
• War Requiem's opus number is recorded as 66^[16].

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Publication

War Requiem was published on January 1, 1962^[6]. Its genre is classical music^[5].

Why It Matters

War Requiem ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (492 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]