B R I TT E N ' S WA R R E Q U I E M

J OR DA N S M I TH

– BEN JA M I N BR I TT EN

“My subject is War, and the pity of War.The Poetry is in the pity …

All a poet can do today is warn."

C OV E N T RY C AT H E D RA L1962 P R E M IE R E

F LO O R P L A N

C OV EN TRY C AT HED RAL

C OV E N T RY C AT H E D RA L

C OV E N T RY C AT H E D RA L1962 P R E M IE R E

C OV E N T RY C AT H E D RA L1962 P R E M IE R E

I . R E QU I E M A E T E R N A M

WA R R EQU I EM

O R G A N I Z AT I O N : L A N G U AG E

L AT I N ENG L I S H L AT I N

76 MM 88 MM 11 MM

6 : 10 2 : 30 1 : 20

62%25%

13%

O R G A N I Z AT I O N : O RC H E S T RAT I O N

C HOR BOY C HOR TENOR C HOR

ORC H OR G AN ORC H C H ORC H -

28 MM 32 MM 16 MM 88 MM 11 MM

3 : 15 1 : 05 1 : 50 2 : 30 1 : 20

L L L E L

33%

11%18%

25%

13%

62%

25%

13%

O R G A N I Z AT I O N : S E C T I O N S

A B A C B C A

F#/ C T E RT I AN F#/ C NON "B I -T " NON F#/ C

R E QU I E MET LUX

TE DECETEX A UD I R E QU I E M

W H AT PA SS I N G

B E L L S

N OT I N THE H A N DS OF

BOYS

A N D EACH SLOW DUSK KYR I E

ORC H BOY ORC H C H C H C H ORC H

3 : 15 1 : 05 1 : 50 1 : 10 1 : 00 : 20 1 : 20

33%

11%18%

12%

10%

3%

13%

62%

25%

13%

T H A N K YO U