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
David Kane (pianist) 2003, he served as an arranger for National Symphony Orchestra's Kennedy Center Gala TV Special. In 2008, he was one of the primary subjects of Dr. Charles Limb's study on the science of music and creativity. From 2006 to 2015, Kane wrote music criticism for Cadence Magazine. In 2014, Kane joined the faculty of the University of Arkansas where he teaches in the Jazz Masters Program. As a leader: As a sideman: David Kane (pianist) David Kane is an American pianist, composer, arranger, and music critic. Kane was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1955 and moved to the United States