- Is Requiem in D Minor?
- Who sampled Requiem in D Minor?
- How long is Requiem in D Minor?
- Why did Mozart compose the Requiem in D minor?
Is Requiem in D Minor?
Mozart composed part of the Requiem in Vienna in late 1791, but it was unfinished at his death on 5 December the same year.
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Requiem (Mozart)
Requiem | |
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by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | |
The composer in 1782 | |
Key | D minor |
Catalogue | K. 626 |
Who sampled Requiem in D Minor?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 'Requiem in D Minor' sample of Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Meine Seel Erhebt Den Herren' | WhoSampled.
How long is Requiem in D Minor?
The Requiem in D Minor
The Requiem played is the one completed by Franz Xaver Süßmayr. The performance lasts approximately one hour.
Why did Mozart compose the Requiem in D minor?
The man behind the commission
When Mozart's Requiem in D minor was completed in 1792, it was delivered to Count Franz von Walsegg. He was the man who originally commissioned the piece to form part of a Requiem service in commemoration of the anniversary of his wife's death.