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
German Cáceres Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He worked extensively with fellow Salvadoran composer Alex Panamá to perform Panamá's works in El Salvador. In 1996, he started the Festival of Contemporary Music in San Salvador. The festival featured composer Jonathan Kramer and pianist Bruce Brubaker. German Cáceres German Cáceres (born July 9, 1954 in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran composer of contemporary classical music and a musical conductor. His output is mainly orchestral and chamber music. He was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1981, and was named a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1992, among many other honors. Cáceres