![]() ![]() However, Mozart’s excursions into sacred music should not be underestimated as his compositions are solemn, mighty, and outstanding. Mozart is universally regarded as a giant in music’s history and, indeed, his operas and piano concertos represent his most admired works. While such details have relevance from a historical perspective, the Requiem in D minor remains an undoubted masterwork and a shining example of sacred music. The story of its completion gave birth to a plethora of puzzling and almost fictional stories however, evidence shows that two composers, Eybler and Franz Xaver Süssmayr, were involved in the final drafting of the work beyond any doubts (Taylor, 2019). When, on December 5, 1791, Mozart died, the Requiem was incomplete. The Requiem was commissioned by Count Franz von Walsegg-Stuppach to commemorate the wife, who had departed earlier that year. Mozart started to work on the Requiem in D minor in 1791 while writing two operas, La Clemenza di Tito and The Magic Flute. ![]()
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