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Composer [[Johannes Brahms]] wrote '''''A German Requiem, To the Words of the Holy Scriptures''''' ([[German language|German]] title: '''''Ein deutsches Requiem, nach Worten der heiligen Schrift''''', op. 45) after the death of his mother in 1865. It is a large-scale work for chorus, soprano and baritone soloists, and large [[orchestra]]. The text was assembled by the composer from the Bible, but does not follow the typical liturgical setting of the Requiem Mass. Moreover, as the title implies, the text is in German (rather than Latin as would be usual for a Requiem), and more aligned with the [[Humanism|Humanist]] philosophical beliefs prevalent in late 19th-century German-speaking countries than with Christian doctrine.
Composer [[Johannes Brahms]] wrote '''''A German Requiem, To the Words of the Holy Scriptures''''' ([[German language|German]] title: '''''Ein deutsches Requiem, nach Worten der heiligen Schrift''''', op. 45) after the death of his mother in 1865. It is a large-scale work for chorus, soprano and baritone soloists, and large [[orchestra]]. The text was assembled by the composer from various passages in the Bible, but does not follow the typical liturgical setting of the Requiem Mass. Moreover, as the title implies, the text is in German (rather than Latin as would be usual for a Requiem), and more aligned with the [[Humanism|Humanist]] philosophical beliefs prevalent in late 19th-century German-speaking countries than with Christian doctrine.
It is cast in seven movements, and requires between 70 and 80 minutes to perform.
It is cast in seven movements, and requires between 70 and 80 minutes to perform.
===VII. Selig sind die Toten===
===VII. Selig sind die Toten===
Blessed are the dead<br />Which die in the Lord from henceforth:<br />Yea, saith the Spirit,<br />That they may rest from their labours;<br />And their works do follow them. ''(Revelations 14:13b)''
Blessed are the dead<br />Which die in the Lord from henceforth:<br />Yea, saith the Spirit,<br />That they may rest from their labours;<br />And their works do follow them. ''(Revelations 14:13b)''
==See also==
*[[Requiem]]
[[Category: Classical Works]]
[[Category: Classical Works]]