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Gilbertus Michl Opraem
1750 - 1828
Germany
Abt Gilbert Michl Opraem (26/05/1750 - 02/10/1828), a German composer, from Bavaria. He wrote a famous Benedictus for bass, violin and horn.
Missa defunctorum in E flat major
From a Requiem in E flat major, the most likely dates from the period 1772-1775, three historical copies have been preserved, namely in the Episcopal Zentralbibliothek Regensburg, in the Cathedral Library Freising and in St. Peter's Monastery in Salzburg. The work is composed for four soloists, four-part mixed choir ( SATB ), Violin, Viola, 2 horns or (in the Dies Irae ) trumpets, timpani and organ.
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