Talk:Requiem (Fauré)

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An entry from Requiem (Fauré) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 1 June 2006.

Contents 1 Rewrite 2 Influences 3 Picture 4 Unsourced

[edit] Rewrite

This article currently has many drawbacks, among them a consistent POV. Examples:

• "one of the most popular Requiems"
• "It is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful Requiems"
• The work is remarkably innovative"
• "Particularly enjoyable parts are the emotive Introit and Kyrie, the powerful baritone aria from the Offertoire: "Hostias et preces tibi", the soaring Sanctus, and the pristine soprano solo, "Pie Jesu". "

The author has also qualified specific quotes such as "Fauré said that his Requiem was composed "for the fun of it": he could easily, however, have been speaking disingenuously when saying this."

This is not encyclopedic.

I am now rewriting this article. Please feel free to comment or contribute. --MarkBuckles 23:23, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

I have completed a rewrite of this entire article. It still needs more specific information on the music, but I think it has come quite a long way. Comments welcome. --MarkBuckles 02:01, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

There was no certain external occasion for the Requiem's composition. Does this mean it was not written or commisioned for any particular occasion? Please make it clearer.

One possible cause is the death of Fauré's father in 1885, and his mother's death two years later on New Year's Eve 1887. I don't think what is meant is cause. I think perhaps occasion is meant.

Tried to clarify this. MarkBuckles (talk) 04:57, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

composed for nothing … for fun, if I may be permitted to say so!" How dare he trivialise his own work? I am listening to it now and cannot conceive how he could hold such a sentiment! Rintrah 15:28, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

• grin* I think it's important that the composers own sentiment be included here. MarkBuckles (talk) 04:57, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Influences

Can anyone provide a source for this: "The Requiem is also acknowledged as a source of inspiration for the similar setting by Maurice Duruflé." I believe Duruflé acknowledged it, but I'd rather not post it for now until we can cite it. --MarkBuckles 02:03, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

Can someone replace the silly picture in the lead? Rintrah 15:31, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Any suggestions? It's the score. We could use a picture of Faure, but the score is more specifically related to the piece. MarkBuckles (talk) 04:57, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

The music's out of copyright (and obtainable on CPDL), how aboutthe openig few bars or something, rather than a pretty dull cover (which is presumably fair-use anyway?) David Underdown 09:19, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

How's that look? MarkBuckles (talk) 22:09, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unsourced

This has been here since Febuary unsourced. I'm moving it here until it is. MarkBuckles (talk) 02:30, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

From the start Fauré intended to distance himself from what he viewed as the long-winded Germanic and operatic styles of sacred music.