Hans Werner Henze composed the nine Sacred Concertos that comprise his Requiem over the course of three years from 1991 to 1993 on commissions from the London Sinfonietta, Suntory Corporation for the
Music for the Requiem Mass is any music that accompanies the Requiem, or Mass for the Dead, in the Catholic Church. This church service has inspired hundreds of compositions, including settings by Vic
Requiem (Henze)
…III Ave verum corpus IV Lux aeterna V Rex tremendae…
A portion of the manuscript of Mozart's Requiem, K 626 (1791), showing his heading for the first movement.