A German Requiem (Brahms) A German Requiem (Brahms) A German Requiem, to Words of the Holy Scriptures, Op. 45 () by Johannes Brahms, is a large-scale work for chorus, orchestra, a soprano and a baritone soloist, composed between 1865 and 1868. It comprises seven movements, which together last 65 to 80 minutes, making this work Brahms's longest composition. "A German Requiem" is sacred but non-liturgical, and unlike a long tradition of the Latin "Requiem", "A German Requiem", as its title states, is a "Requiem" in the German language. Brahms's mother died in February 1865, a loss that caused him much grief and may well
Requiem (Jenkins) such as the shakuhachi, the darabuca, daiko and frame drums. The work was released in a 2005 album of the same name. Requiem was included on Jenkins' 2005 album of the same name: "Requiem". Along with his work "In These Stones Horizons Sing", it was written for the opening ceremony of the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff and also included works by Irish composer Nathan Doherty. Contributors to the album included the West Kazakhstan Philharmonic Orchestra, Clive Bell (on shakuhachi), Marat Bisengaliev (as solo violinist) Catrin Finch (harp), and Nigel Hitchcock (soprano saxophone). Requiem (Jenkins) Requiem is a classical work