A German Requiem (Brahms) humanism persists through the work. Brahms purposely omitted Christian dogma. In his correspondence with Carl Reinthaler, when Reinthaler expressed concern over this, Brahms refused to add references to "the redeeming death of the Lord", as Reinthaler described it, such as . In the Bremen performance of the piece, Reinthaler took the liberty of inserting the aria "I know that my Redeemer liveth" from Handel's "Messiah" to satisfy the clergy. In addition to soprano and baritone soloists and mixed chorus, "A German Requiem" is scored for: Since Brahms inserted the fifth movement, the work shows symmetry around the fourth movement, which
Sharon Davis (composer) Greeley, Colorado. Sharon Davis (composer) Sharon Davis (born 1937) is a classical composer, pianist and music publisher. She is best known for her works "Suite of Wildflowers, op. 1"; "Three Moods of Emily Dickinson"; and "Three Poems of William Blake". Her "Though Men Call Us Free", written for soprano, clarinet and piano, draws upon words from Oscar Wilde's "The Young King". In the 1970s she performed with the Los Angeles Brass Quintet, and "Chamber Music Quarterly" described her as a "fine musician". Davis is the widow of composer William Schmidt and now manages his music publishing company, Western International Music