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Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

for orchestra

Johannes Brahms · 1865–68 · F major · 158 bars · 230 chords analysed

Not a Latin Mass for the dead but a consolation for the living, on German Bible texts Brahms chose himself. The opening movement, with no violins at all, begins “Blessed are they that mourn”.

Keys visited: F major, D♭ major, F minor.