Requiem in C minor contains:
01. Requiem
02. Dies irae
03. Offertorium
04. Sanctus
05. Benedictus
06. Agnus Dei
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♫ 01. Requiem
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♫ 02. Dies irae
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♫ 03. Offertorium
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♫ 04. Sanctus
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♫ 05. Benedictus
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♫ 06. Agnus Dei
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Requiem in C minor, for soli, choir and orchestra. Marked as O 142. The requiem of 1784 exists as an autograph. When Betscher set it to music, he abridged the usual liturgical text a great deal. However, there remained sufficient space to put in several forms: a bass aria (Offertorium), a duo for tenor and bass (Benedictus) and various chorus parts with soloist passages in between. The parts where the chorus sings without orchestra (i.e. a cappella) are quite unusual, though admittedly, quite short.