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
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