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Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm

1778 - 1858

Austria


S.R. von Neukomm

Sigismund von Neukomm (10/07/1778 - 03/04/1858), an Austrian pianist and composer, born in Salzburg. Neukomm studied under Weissauer and Michael Haydn, and attended Salzburg University. In 1792, he began playing the organ at the University church, and in 1796, became chorus master at the court theater. He also taught piano and singing in Vienna, his pupils including Mozart. From 1804-1809, he served as Kapellmeister at the German theater in St. Petersburg, Russia, then moved to Paris. He arranged many of Haydn’s works, and, from 1816-1821, played them in South America. His works include a clarinet quintet, string quartet, organ pieces, operas, oratorios, and other forms.

Source:

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/n/e/neukomm_srv.htm

Requiem à la mémoire de Louis XVI

Period:	Early Romanticism
Composed in:	1814
Musical form:	mass
Text/libretto:	Latin mass
Duration:	54'19''
Label(s):	Camerata CM 555
	Alpha Classics 966

Messe de Requiem à la mémoire de Louis XVI total time: 54´19. It contains:
01. Introit 9:53
02. Sequence (Dies irae) 14:37
03. Offertorium 8:25
04. Sanctus 1:40
05. Benedictus 3:51
06. Agnus Dei 7:11
07. Libera me 4:11

Source:	Booklet of Alpha Classics 966
Contributor:	Pentti Ruokonen

♫ 01. Introit
© Alpha Classics 966

♫ 02. Sequence (Dies irae)
© Alpha Classics 966

♫ 03. Offertorium
© Alpha Classics 966

♫ 04. Sanctus
© Alpha Classics 966

♫ 05. Benedictus
© Alpha Classics 966

♫ 06. Agnus Dei
© Alpha Classics 966

♫ 07. Libera me
© Alpha Classics 966

Important requiem composers in the 19th century include Aiblinger, Andrevi y Castellar, Bochsa, Van Bree, Canetti, Catelani, Coccia, Fétis, Goss, Gounod, Habert, Mabellini, Meyerbeer, Neukomm, Pacini, Reinecke, Reissinger and Rheinberger.

Author:	James W. Pruett
Source:	The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians

Libera me, Domine

Period:	Early Romanticism
Composed in:	1819c
Musical form:	motet
Text/libretto:	Latin mass
Duration:	8'13''
Label(s):	K617 180
	BR-Klassik 900926

Composer Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm arrived in Rio de Janeiro 1816. In december 1819 he conducted the first presentation of Mozarts Requiem in Brazil and he wrote the Libera Me Domine in some of Mozarts themes- completed Mozarts Requiem. Neukomm stayed in Brazil until 1821.

Libera me contains:
01. Libera me, Domine 1:32
02. Tremens factus sum ego 0:55
03. Quando coeli movendi sunt 0:38
04. Dies illa 0:54
05. Requiem aeternam 1:28
06. Libera me, Domine 1:40

Source:	Booklet of cd BR-Klassik 900926
Contributor:	Pentti Ruokonen

♫ 01. Libera me, Domine
© BR-Klassik 900926

♫ 02. Tremens factus sum ego
© BR-Klassik 900926

♫ 03. Quando coeli movendi sunt
© BR-Klassik 900926

♫ 04. Dies illa
© BR-Klassik 900926

♫ 05. Requiem aeternam
© BR-Klassik 900926

♫ 06. Libera me, Domine
© BR-Klassik 900926

Requiem

Period:	Early Romanticism
Composed in:	1838
Musical form:	mass
Text/libretto:	Latin mass
Duration:	59'25''
Label(s):	K617 210
	Accent ACC 24344

This Requiem is composed for three equal voices and organ. Total time: 59´25. The Funeral March for cornet 4 horns, 3 trombones and ophicleide. The mass comprises 4 parts. The first two parts, Requiem mass and De Profundis are performed during the church service, while the last two Miserere and the Funeral March are intended for the procession which accompanies the corps to the cemetry. It contains:
01. Requiem 3´29
02. Kyrie 3´44
03. Dies Irae 2´40
04. Recordare 2´31
05. Hostias 5´11
06. Lacrymosa dies illa 1'41
07. Hostias et praeces tibi 1'51
08. Sanctus and Benedictus 0´48
09. Pie Jesu 4'10
10. Agnus Dei 4´46
11. Libera Me 4´34
12. De profundis 5'15

Source:	booklet of cd K617 210
Contributor:	Pentti Ruokonen

♫ 01. Requiem
© K617 K617210

♫ 02. Kyrie
© K617 K617210

♫ 03. Dies Irae
© K617 K617210

♫ 04. Recordare
© K617 K617210

♫ 05. Hostias
© K617 K617210

♫ 06. Lacrymosa dies illa
© K617 K617210

♫ 07. Hostias et praeces tibi
© K617 K617210

♫ 08. Sanctus and Benedictus
© K617 K617210

♫ 09. Pie Jesu
© K617 K617210

♫ 10. Agnus Dei
© K617 K617210

♫ 11. Libera Me
© K617 K617210

♫ 12. De profundis
© K617 K617210

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