The story behind Mozart's Requiem #mozart #amadeus

Mozart's Requiem, one of the most popular pieces in the classical music repertoire, was unfinished at the time of his death. The #lacrimosa in particular contains the last notes that #mozart ever set on paper.

Swafford, Jan. “Et Lux Perpetua Luceat Eis; Epilogue.” Mozart: The Reign of Love, Harper, New York, 2020, pp. 711–740.

#requiem #classicalmusic #orchestra #musichistory

[spelcheak]

He just embodied the “play this at my funeral” energy too much

[masonjoesph]

Makes me wonder what bar he stopped at I think mozart stopped after the lacrimosa

[endpc]

What a great finishing job by Franz Sussmayr!

[captainmilkman]

The requiem also contains one of the only pieces Mozart wrote with a solo for trombone (with vocalists), from a section of the third movement entitled "Tuba mirum." Also interesting because the word "Tuba" in this title can be translated 3 different ways.

Obviously we now know of the tuba as a specific low-brass instrument, but in Latin, a "Tuba" was a kind of trumpet that was longer than a meter. However, in Mozart's time in the German lands, the word "Tuba" came to mean the trombone.

[nakdag]

Mozart's early death is one of the great tragedies. Imagine the works he would've went on to compose

[MilkeyMilkthedog]

Requiem - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ft sussmayr what a hit !

[hoangkimviet]

The sad thing is up to now, we have not known where Mozart was buried.

[noparticularhandle]

My favorite mozart's (and his widow's) piece

I did not know that this had an interesting backstory

[mikeyates]

I suppose , in the final analysis , Mozart was working on his own requiem

[antoniodal]

What an out of this world masterpiece would we have now if he finished his requiem? But it's in some way beautiful that we have these parts like lacrimosa that are divine and we have this open window to imagine this work so perfect it couldn't even exist because this world can't handle that level of beauty and deepness. He left us with this hint of a dreamlike unconcievable beauty that can be as fashinating as an existing thing

[anthonyfarias]

In my opinion his best work by a very long shot, and basically the reason I listen to him lol. What's better than a masterpiece? Numerous masterpieces combined.

[katrinat.]

Wow, I love this video that explains classical music history in a very succinct way. Thank you for making this.

[jordanfrielingsdorf]

Makes me think of Salieri helping him in Amadeus at the end. Obviously historical fiction but still a great scene writing lacrimosa.

[andrewmize]

It's still a lovely piece of music.

[patrickbeck]

The other part of the story (not sure if it’s true or just a legend) is that count von walsegg intended to pass off the requiem as his own composition

[zetok]

Nobody will every truly know. Some say he was slowly being poisoned, which is believable, but also what to be gained by it? They also say he outlined much of the Requiem while alive, if not the while thing, just leaving the minor details unfinished so largely it would have been his work as a whole. Much like framing and building an entire house with instructions left of what tile, carpet, paint and materials to be used dictated to the finishing crew. By and large, Mozart designed and built the house, just not the details.

[huntrrams]

Never knew about Franz! Very glad he finished it first him.

[faszikilawang]

I seen the movie. It was Antonio Salieri. Lol

[steventhepig]

This is Movie worthy, as deep as the manuscripts it illustrated ❤

[abrahamjh]

This is actually the first video of how I found this awesome youtube channel