Introitus: Requiem aeternam (1605)

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Composer:Victoria, Tomas Luis de (1548 - 1611), Spanish
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Lyricist:[Office of the Dead]
First Line:Requiem eternam dona eis, Domine (Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord)
Genre:Choral, Renaissance
Instruments:none / voices: SSATTB
Submitter:Swinnen, Ivo
Email:ifs (e-mail)
This is the first part of Victoria's 'Officium defunctorum' for 6 voices, which he composed for the occasion of the obsequies for Dowager Empress Maria of Spain in April 1603. It was published in 1605 and is regarded as a masterpiece for its extraordinary sonority and solemn grandeur.
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