Ein Deutsches Requiem, op. 45

Question 1

Brahm’s Dates

Answer 1

1833-1897

Question 2

Date of Composition(s) and Genre

Answer 2

1868 (6 mvt), 1869 (complete 7 mvt), Sacred choral work

Question 3

Language and Translation of Title, Source of text

Answer 3

German, “A German Requiem”, The Old and New testaments of the German Lutheran Bible

Question 4

of movements and name and # of the one to study

Answer 4

7, 4th Movement “Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen” (How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place, O Lord of Hosts!)

Question 5

Performing forces:

Answer 5

Soprano and Baritone soloists, SATB chorus, orchestra

Question 6

Key, Form, Tempo, Meter, Source of Text, Summary of text

Answer 6

Eb major, Rondo (ABA1CA2), Massig bewegt (moderately fast), 3/4, Psalm 84, A song praising the gifts of heaven

Question 7

Section A: __ and __ begin softly with an ___ statement of the following opening ___ melody, marked ___

Answer 7

Flutes and Clarinets, Inverted, Soprano, dolce

Question 8

Section A: ___ is used with an ____ line that rises ___ as if to ____. Sopranos sing a broadly ___, ___ melody. It is mainly ____ texture

Answer 8

Word painting, Ascending, Upwards, Heaven, Arched, Conjunct, Homophonic

Question 9

Section B: Opens with ____ passage, as the melody is presented in each voice from ___ to ___ in turn on the words “___”, resembling a ____ ____, and dramatized with a ____

Answer 9

Imitative, Basses, Soprano, Longs and yearns, Fugal exposition, crescendo

Question 10

Section B: An ecstatic ____ expression of text follows, climaxing in the _____, accompanied by delicate ____ ___ figures giving way to the __ accents. The A section then returns with an ___ orchestration, returning the ___ mood

Answer 10

Homorhythmic, High registers, pizzicato, fp, Enriched, Serene

Question 11

Section C: ___ quality and ___ dynamic convey a ____ sentiment, fitting for the text. The ____, almost ___ texture resembles the ___ procedure in Section B. The climax on the words “__” is emphasized by a ___. Section A returns to bring the movement to a __ and ___ close

Answer 11

Robust, Forte, Joyful, Imitative, Fugal, They will always be praising thee”, Hemiola, Calm, Reassuring

Question 12

Importantly, despite using biblical text, Brahms does not use any ____ references, in order to give this work a ____ appeal

Answer 12

Christian, Universal