The Art of Music : a Comprehensive Library of Information for Music Lovers And Musicians
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The title 'Requiem' is in a measure misleading, as it has nothing in common with the setting of the Catholic Mass for the Dead. It is much broader in sQope than the customary use of this term as a form of religious music would imply. While it points out the emptiness and vanity of material life, its dominant note is one of consolation, expanding into joy and leading to the ultimate triumph over death and the grave. The com- position of the 'German Requiem' was suggested by the 292 JOHANNES BRAH...MS; ANTONIN DVORAK death of the composer's mother in 1865 and the work itself is generally regarded as Brahms' masterpiece, Maitland going so far as to call it 'the greatest achieve- ment of modern sacred music in Germany.' The first chorus, 'Blessed are they that go mourning,' is a beautiful composition, its charm being greatly en- hanced by its rich orchestral accompaniment. No. 2, the Funeral March, is written in triple time, which through Brahms' magic is made to express vividly the measured tread of the mourners.
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