Requiem
c 1899

LOST - MS lost, probably discarded by HB before 1907

baritone solo, mixed chorus SATB, orchestra

Text compiled by Brian from the New Testament and Hymns ancient and modern

unpublished

As far as we can tell this was Brian's first work involving orchestra, and the selection of texts shows that it was no conventional setting of the Requiem Mass:  Brian's inspiration in this respect may have been the German Requiem of Brahms, a work he greatly admired... - Malcolm MacDonald

unperformed


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