The Brahms Requiem - Ein Deutsches Requiem
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http://www.bostoncecilia.org/prognot...s-requiem.html
"The word "requiem" usually refers to the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead, which begins with the Latin phrase 'Requiem aeternam dona eis domine' ('Grant them eternal rest, O Lord'). Settings of the Latin Requiem text were liturgical works for the Catholic service, intended for use in a service of prayer for the soul of the deceased. Brahms conceived the extraordinary idea of creating his own text, selecting Biblical passages that do not correspond to the funeral liturgy of any church, but that nonetheless represent a deeply felt response to the central problem of human existence. To distinguish his work from the Catholic Mass for the Dead, he called it Ein deutsches Requiem ('A German Requiem')."