A German Requiem (Brahms) years. "A German Requiem" inspired the titles of Jorge Luis Borges' 1949 short story "Deutsches Requiem" and Philip Kerr's 1991 novel "A German Requiem". The start of the piece's second movement, ""Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras"" ("For all flesh, is as grass"), is used in the opening credits of the BBC documentary film series "", with various parts of this part of the movement being used for the closing credits. 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
Jean Perrin (composer) for over 20 years. He died in his sleep in Lausanne the night before the worldwide broadcast on French-speaking radio of the world premiere of his string quartet. Perrin wrote over 50 compositions, some of which are listed here: Jean Perrin (composer) Jean Perrin (September 17, 1920 – September 24, 1989) was a Swiss composer and pianist. He composed in a neo-classical style, sometimes approaching polytonality, and his music shows the influence of Stravinsky and Poulenc. He began studying piano in Lausanne, where he was born, and later studied with Franz-Joseph Hirt in Berne and Edwin Fischer in Lucerne. Eventually