Format / Series: Full Score

Language: English

Pages: 144

Publisher: Dover Publications

Composer / Author: Gabriel Fauré

CONTENT:

• Among the most commonly performed choral works in the repertoire, Fauré's "Requiem" is generally regarded as the greatest achievement of the influential French composer.
• Written in memory of Fauré's father, the work was first presented at La Madeleine in 1888.
• Although it did not achieve immediate popularity, the clarity, balance, serenity, and ethereal beauty of the "Requiem" eventually won many admirers.
• Critics have been particularly impressed by how the score conveys great emotional power with scrupulous economy of means.
• Today, Fauré's "Requiem" enjoys tremendous popularity among concertgoers and lovers of religious music around the world.