Description:
A Requiem, or Requiem Mass, is a Mass in the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons. It includes prayers and rituals to aid the souls in their passage to the afterlife. Composers like Mozart, Verdi, and Fauré have created famous Requiem compositions, blending liturgical text with music. These works are characterised by their solemn and reflective nature, often performed in both religious services and concert settings.
Relationship to Sicilianos's Work:
Sicilianos’s Epitaph is divided into two parts, played without interruption, and is based on a combination of texts by the composer himself, and: a) the first three lines of the Western Requiem Mass in Latin, b) a short excerpt from The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and c) two Byzantine hymns, in the original text and melody, namely an excerpt from the Lament of the Virgin, heard in the Orthodox service of Holy Week, and a resurrection hymn.
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Epitaph |
for Mixed Choir, Six Women's Vocal Ensemble, Children's Choir, Narrator and Orchestra |
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3233-4331, Timpani, Percussion (3 Performers: Suspended Cymbal, Cymbals, Medium Gong, Large Tam-Tam, Flexatone, Maracas, Claves, Clapper, Metallophone or Glockenspiel, Crotales, Xylophone, Vibraphone, Tubular Bells, Bass Drum), Harp, Piano, Strings, Choir, Children’s Choir, Narrator, 4 Female Voices |
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine. |