- Year of composition: Year of composition uncertain (according to the Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon Josephson converted to Christianity in 1841 and the piece was premiered in 1851)
- Work category: Male choir a cappella
- Text author: (liturgical text)
- First performed: Likely 1851
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
Solo voices/choir
T.T.B.B.
Examples of printed editions
• Sångarförbundet. Samling fyrstämmiga Sånger för Mansröster, Första Delen. Abr. Hirschs Förlag, Ed. no. 2591
• Manskören, Abr. Lundquists Kongl. Musikhandel, (Ed. no. missing) [1897]
• Manskören. Fifth edition, Abr. Lundquists Musikförlag, Abr. L. 3531
• 100 Äldre och Nyare Svenska Sånger för Fyra och Fem Mansröster redigerade af J. A. Josephson och Fr. Arlberg, Första Delen, Abr. Hirschs Förlag, (Ed. no. missing) [1873]
Description of work
Andante G minor (- G major) 4/4 (C)
Work comment
The piece was originally titled ‘Kyrie Eleison’, but was later called ‘Requiem’ (according to the Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon)
The song also exists in a version for mixed choir a cappella (T.T.B.B.). See further the individual post for that version.
Libretto/text
Requiem æternam, dona eis, Domine!
Et lux perpetua luceat illis.
Media files
Edition Swedish Musical Heritage
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Vocal scores
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Kyrie Eleison - Score (3 pages, pdf - 217 kB | Downloaded 1865 times)
Edition: Levande musikarv nr 1512. Redaktör: Magnus Svensson
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