| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 5 movements |
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| Composition Year | 1886–1887 |
| Genre Categories | Requiems; Funeral music; Religious works; |
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| Work Title | Requiem |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Name Translations | Requiem for alto, choir and orchestra; Requiem pour alto, chœur et orchestre |
| Composer | Hamerik, Asger |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.34 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IAH 5 |
| Key | C minor |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 5 movements
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1886–1887 |
| First Publication. | 1891 – Offenbach: Johann André |
| Librettist | traditional |
| Language | Latin |
| Dedication | À Mademoiselle Hermine L. Hoene (Hermine L. Hoen) |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 45 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voices: alto + mixed chorus (SmSATBrB) Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B♭/A), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F/D♭), 2 trumpets (C/D♭), 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, tamtam + strings |
| External Links | All Music Guide Wikipedia article (Dutch) |
AllmusicGuide has key as "A", but key is clearly C minor. (The big Dies irae 2nd movement, especially praised by John France in a (generally very positive) 2002 MusicWeb review of the Kontrapunkt (1991?) recording, is in A minor, though.)