This edition of Brahms greatest; most ambitious vocal work is reprinted from the definitive edition of the composers works; prepared by Breitkopf Hauml;rtel of Leipzig. Inexpensive but sturdily constructed to provide years of pleasurable use; this full score combines all the musical parts in a clear; readable format; with wide margins; large noteheads; and many other helpful features.Brahms conducted the first major performance of the German Requiem in Bremen Cathedral in April 1868. The occasion mdash; attended by many distinguished musicians; among them Clara Schumann mdash; provided the 34-year-old composer with his first great public success. Scored for mixed chorus; solo voices; and full orchestra; the Requiem reflects Brahms virtuosic grasp of nineteenth-century vocal technique as well as the polyphonic vocal traditions of the previous three centuries. Above all; it radiates Brahms stalwart individuality; technical mastery; and stirring emotional appeal; which were soon to secure his unique position in the musical world. More than a century after its debut; this masterpiece of choral music is one of the most performed and recorded works in the repertoire of religious music.
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