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Mozart Requiem - General
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03/31/2017

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Term
What are Mozart's Dates?
What is his Nationality?
Definition
1756–1791
Austrian
Term
To which era does Mozart belong
Definition
Classical
Term
What is a Requiem?
Definition
A mass for the dead.
Term
When was the first complete performance of this work was likely to have taken place?
Definition
1793
Term
Which earlier composers influenced the style of music in the requiem.
Give a reason for your choice.
Definition
Bach
The imitative {contrapuntal} style is very like that of Bach

Handel - Double Fugue ideas
Term
Who commissioned Mozart's Requiem?
Definition
Count Walsegg
Term
Who is alleged to have completed the Requiem after Mozart's died?
Definition
Franz Süssmayer
Term
Name the two unusual woodwind instruments found in the Requiem? What is unique about this instrument?
Definition
The Bassett Horn - a type of Clarinet

It is pitched in F so the parts are written a 5th higher than sounding (i.e. A written 2nd line G on the treble clef sounds a Middle C
Term
What is the key of Mozart's Requiem?
Definition
D minor
Term
What is the instrumentation of the Requiem?
Definition
Bassett Horns,
Bassoons (Faggotti)
Trumpets
Trombones
Timpani
Violings 1 and 2,
Violas
SATB Choir
Cellos/DOuble Basses with Organ (basso continuo - like idea)
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