Requiem 1605: Officium Defunctorum

Album by Tomás Luis de Victoria & The Sixteen & Harry Christophers

Officium Defunctorum (Requiem 1605) is a Requiem by Spanish Renaissance composer Tomás Luis de Victoria, published in 1605. A work of sacred Renaissance polyphony, it features dense vocal counterpoint, modal harmonies and austere textures, representing the culmination of Victoria's mature compositional style and an important example of Iberian late-Renaissance liturgical music.
First released: 29th August 2005

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Salve Regina
    10:01
  2. 2.
    Ave Regina caelorum a 5
    4:22
  3. 3.
    Nigra sum
    3:48
  4. 4.
    Quam pulchri sunt
    3:56
  5. 5.
    Trahe me post te
    3:16
  6. 6.
    Ave Regina caelorum a 8
    3:41
  7. 7.
    Taedet animam meam
    4:10
  8. 8.
    Missa pro defunctis a 6: I. Introit
    5:09
  9. 9.
    Missa pro defunctis a 6: II. Kyrie
    2:16
  10. 10.
    Missa pro defunctis a 6: III. Gradual
    3:13
  11. 11.
    Missa pro defunctis a 6: IV. Offertory
    5:03
  12. 12.
    Missa pro defunctis a 6: V. Sanctus & Benedictus
    2:50
  13. 13.
    Missa pro defunctis a 6: VI. Agnus Dei I, II, III
    3:56
  14. 14.
    Missa pro defunctis a 6: VII. Communion
    4:08
  15. 15.
    Missa pro defunctis a 6: VIII. Funeral motet "Versa est in luctum"
    4:04
  16. 16.
    Missa pro defunctis a 6: IX. Responsory "Libera me"
    8:58

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