The Grande Messe des morts, Op. 5, by Hector Berlioz was composed in 1837. The Grande Messe des Morts is one of Berlioz's best-known works, with a tremendous orchestration of woodwind and brass instruments, including four antiphonal offstage brass... Wikipedia
Composed: March 1837
Composer: Hector Berlioz
Language: Latin
Movements: ten
Performed: 5 November 1837
Scoring: tenor; chorus; orchestra; four brass ensembles
Text: Requiem