Composer |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
Key |
d minor |
Meter |
4/4 |
Tempo |
Allegro assai |
Length |
62 measures |
Latin text |
|---|
Dies irae, dies illa |
solvet saeclum in favilla, |
teste David cum Sybilla. |
Quantus tremor est futurus, |
quando judex est venturus, |
cuncta stricte discussurus. |
For a detailed discussion of the dating of this work, which was completed before Mozart’s death in 1791 but dated 1792 on the manuscript, see the foreword to NMA I/1, section 2/1. The first system of this movement reproduces four empty staves that appear in the autograph score, intended for winds but never marked. The string parts are incomplete. (NMA,I/1, section 2/1, foreword)
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