Requiem für einen jungen Dichter
1969 composition by Bernd Alois Zimmermann / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Requiem für einen jungen Dichter (Requiem for a Young Poet)[1] is an extended composition by Bernd Alois Zimmermann, written from 1967 to 1969 for two speakers, soprano and baritone soloists, three choirs, jazz band, organ, tapes and a large orchestra. Subtitled Lingual (speech work),[1] it sets a text that includes the Latin liturgical Mass for the Dead and literary, philosophical, religious and political texts, related to politics and the history of mind during the composer's life. The work has elements of a cantata, an oratorio and an audio play.[2][3]
Requiem für einen jungen Dichter | |
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Lingual | |
Oratorio by Bernd Alois Zimmermann | |
English | Requiem for a Young Poet |
Text | Literary, philosophical and political texts |
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Composed | 1967 (1967)–1969 |
Performed | 1969 (1969) |
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Requiem für einen jungen Dichter was published by Schott, and has been recorded several times.