Messe de Requiem
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SKU: CA.2100421
Composed by Andre Campra. French Sacred Music. Score available separately - see item CA.2100400. Requiem, Mourning, death. 2 flutes part. With Language: Latin. Composed 1695. 8 pages. Duration 50 minutes. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.2100421).ISBN M-007-03043-8.
The Requiem was composed during Campra's tenure as the director of music at the cathedral of Notre Dame. It was commissioned for a service in memory of the deceased Archbishop of Paris. At the end of the 18th century it became a tradition in southern France to perform movements of Campra's Requiem during funerals or at memorial services: There is evidence from as late as 1805 which verifies this practice. The scoring of this work is remarkable, in that it calls for four groups of performers: a five-voice "Grand Choeur," a 2-3 voice "Petit Choeur," three vocal soloists as well as an instrumental group designated as a "Symphonie.".