C Requiems

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C.1
Requiem

Identifiers	Dopf 48 · HarBu 3.3 · HarCa I.C.6 · WinMa R 3
ARK	ark:68748/gw1c1
Sources	H-Bn Ms.mus III.37 · H-Gk AMC, W. 93. · H-VEs Requ.26 · A-Wgm I 35472 · A-Wgm I 59638 · A-Wgm I 59639
Notes	Moder copied from A-Ed D 12 (now lost)
Literature	Warner (1965), Bárdos (1980, p. 544, no. 1533), Chase (2003, p. 175), Rovátkay (2005), Rovátkay (2020, p. 97), Rostetter (2023, p. 1404, no. W/16)
Editions	Csányi (2015)

C.2
Requiem

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Sources

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A-Ed D 11 · A-Wgm I 59637 · A-Wn F100.Moder.58 · H-Bn Ms.mus III.56 · H-Gk AMC, W. 73. · H-Gk AMC, W. 94.

Details

Identification

WerW C.2
Dopf 47
HarBu 3.2
HarCa I.C.1, I.C.3, I.F.1
HarIn XV.1
WinMa R 1

ARKs

ark:68748/gw1c2 (human-readable catalogue entry)
ark:68748/gw1c2.mei (metadata in MEI format)
ark:68748/gw1c2.score (full score)

Scoring

soli (S, A, T, B), coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org

Genre

requiem mass

Place and date of composition

Eisenstadt (?), ca. 1730

Performance(s)

(none documented)

Bibliography

Bárdos (1980, p. 539, no. 1514), Bárdos (1980, p. 544, no. 1534), Rovátkay (2005), Rovátkay (2020, p. 97), Warner (1965), Winkler-Klement (2013, p. 87)

Editions

Notes

The final section of the third movement (Introibo in domum tuam, Domine) is preserved as a separate gradual in H-Gk.

Music

1 Introitus

Tempo	Adagio
Key	D minor
Meter
Extent	51 bars
Scoring	soli (S, A, T, B), coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org

Section	Tempo	Key	Meter	Extent	Scoring	Notes
Requiem aeternam	Adagio	D minor		25	soli (S, A, T, B), coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org
Te decet hymnus	[no tempo]	F major		11	solo (B), coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org
Kyrie eleison	Allegro	D minor		15	coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org

2 Sequentia

Tempo	Adagio
Key	D minor
Meter
Extent	110 bars
Scoring	soli (S, A, T, B), coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org

Section	Tempo	Key	Meter	Extent	Scoring	Notes
Dies irae	Adagio	D minor		38	soli (S, A, T, B), coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org
Quid sum miser	Largo	B♭ major		47	soli (S, A, T, B), vlne, org
Lachrymosa	Adagio[se]	D minor		12	coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org
Amen	Allegro	D minor		13	coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org

3 Memento mei Deus

Tempo	Adagio[se]
Key	D minor
Meter
Extent	99 bars
Scoring	solo (A), coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org

Section	Tempo	Key	Meter	Extent	Scoring	Notes
Memento mei Deus	Adagio[se]	D minor		29	coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org
Convertere anima mea	Largo	B♭ major		42	solo (A), 2 trb, vlne, org	trb 1/2 solo
Introibo in Domum tuam	Presto	D minor		28	coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org	exists as stand-alone gradual in H-Gk

4 Sanctus

Tempo	Adagio
Key	D minor
Meter
Extent	20 bars
Scoring	solo (B), coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org

5 Benedictus

Tempo	Adagio
Key	D minor
Meter
Extent	61 bars
Scoring	soli (S, A, T, B), coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org

Section	Tempo	Key	Meter	Extent	Scoring	Notes
Benedictus	Adagio	D minor		17	soli (S, A), 2 vl, vlne, org
Osanna	Largo	D minor		44	soli (S, A, T, B), coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org

6 Agnus Dei

Tempo	Adagio
Key	D minor
Meter
Extent	107 bars
Scoring	soli (S, A, T, B), coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org

Section	Tempo	Key	Meter	Extent	Scoring	Notes
Agnus Dei	Adagio	D minor		31	solo (B), coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org
Lux aeterna	[no tempo]	F major		17	soli (S, A, T, B), vlne, org
Cum Sanctis tuis	Presto	D minor		24	coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org	final two bars: Adagio
Requiem aeternam	Adagio	D minor		11	coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org
Cum Sanctis tuis	Presto	D minor		24	coro (S, A, T, B), 2 trb, 2 vl, vlne, org	da capo of bars 49–72; final two bars: Adagio

Sources

Manuscript copy

Classification

notated music · manuscript · copy · parts · fair copy · complete

Location(s)

A-Ed D 11 (digitized version)

RISM

600038265

Publication, dating

mid 18th century

Scribe(s)

Carl Kraus (brown ink), Eisenstadt 1 (brown ink)

Title page(s)

[wrapper, by Kraus]

Reqiem | à | Canto, Alto, | Tenore, Baſso. | 2 Violini | 2 Trombone Conc:ti | Con | Organo è Violone. | Del Sig:re Gregorio Werner | Partes 10.

Physical description

10 parts
33.5 × 21.5 cm

Components and notes

• S solo and coro (4), A solo and coro (4), T solo and coro (4), B solo and coro (4), trb 1 (4), trb 2 (4), vl 1 (4), vl 2 (4), vlne (4), org (7)
• org part by Kraus, remaining parts by Eisenstadt 1

Manuscript copy

Classification

notated music · manuscript · copy · parts · fair copy · complete

Location(s)

H-Bn Ms.mus III.56 (digitized version, catalogue entry)

RISM

530001964

Publication, dating

ca. 1740

Scribe(s)

Johann Georg Thonner (B) (black ink), unidentified (black ink)

Title page(s)

[wrapper]

Requiem | a 4 Voc | Canto | Alto | Tenore | Baſso | 2 Violinis | 2 Tromb: obl: | Con | Organo è Violone | Del Sig: Werner

Physical description

10 parts
35 × 23 cm
hand-ruled paper, 10–12 staves (12 mm)

Components and notes

• S solo and coro (7), A solo and coro (7), T solo and coro (), B solo and coro (7), trb 1 (4), trb 2 (4), vl 1 (4), vl 2 (4), vlne (6), org (7)
• S, A, T, B, and org part by Thonner (B), remaining parts by unidentified hand

Manuscript copy

Classification

notated music · manuscript · copy · parts · fair copy · excerpt

Location(s)

H-Gk AMC, W. 73.

RISM

530012315

Publication, dating

2nd half 18th century

Scribe(s)

unidentified (black ink)

Title page(s)

[wrapper]

Graduale | De Tempore v Dedicatione | à | 4. Voci. | Due Violini | con | Organo é Violone | Del Sig Werner. | [by different hand] der Kirche gehörig

Physical description

8 parts
31 × 23 cm
hand-ruled paper, 12 staves (10 mm)

Components and notes

• S coro (1), A coro (1), T coro (1), B coro (1), vl 1 (1), vl 2 (1), vlne (1), org (1)
• This gradual represents a stand-alone version of the final section of the third movement.

Manuscript copy

Classification

notated music · manuscript · copy · parts · fair copy · complete

Location(s)

H-Gk AMC, W. 94.

RISM

530012393

Publication, dating

18th century

Scribe(s)

Benedek Istvánffy (black ink)

Title page(s)

[wrapper]

Requiem | a | 4 Voci | 2 Violini | 2 Trombe. | Del Sigre Gregorio Werner. | [by different hand:] Der Kirche gehörig!

Physical description

10 parts
32 × 21 cm
hand-ruled paper, 11 staves (10 mm)

Components and notes

• S solo and coro (7), A solo and coro (7), T solo and coro (7), B solo and coro (7), clno 1 (2), clno 2 (2), vl 1 (8), vl 2 (8), vla 1 (1), vla 2 (1), vlne (8), org (8)
• vlne by unidentified hand, remaining parts by Istvánffy
• Istvánffy rewrote the vl parts (since they are largely colla parte in Werner’s version), replaced trb 1/2 by clno 1/2, and added two solo vla to the middle section of the third movement (Convertere anima mea). Moreover, he reworked several sections.

Manuscript copy

Classification

notated music · manuscript · copy · score · fair copy · complete

Location(s)

A-Wgm I 59637

RISM

–

Publication, dating

ca. 1950

Scribe(s)

Hubert Dopf ()

Title page(s)

–

Physical description

–

Components and notes

–

Manuscript copy

Classification

notated music · manuscript · copy · score · fair copy · complete

Location(s)

A-Wn F100.Moder.58 (catalogue entry)

RISM

–

Publication, dating

mid 20th century

Scribe(s)

Richard Moder (black ink)

Title page(s)

–

Physical description

–

Components and notes

–

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C.3
Requiem

Identifiers	HarBu 3.1 · HarCa I.C.5 · WinMa R 2
ARK	ark:68748/gw1c3
Sources	H-Bn Ms.mus III.57 · A-Ee KIR 1962
Notes
Literature	Warner (1965), Rovátkay (2005), Rovátkay (2020)
Editions	Sulyok (1969)

C.S1
Requiem

Identifiers
ARK	ark:68748/gw1cs1
Sources	A-LIglisic 22 · A-SGG 040 · A-TAI 140 · A-WIL 1141
Notes
Literature	Mitterschiffthaler (1979, p. 256)
Editions

C.S2
Requiem

Identifiers
ARK	ark:68748/gw1cs2
Sources	A-RAN 58 · A-TAI 141 · A-WIL 1141 · A-Z IV/38
Notes
Literature	Mitterschiffthaler (1979, p. 256)
Editions

C.S3
Requiem

Identifiers	HarCa I.C.4
ARK	ark:68748/gw1cs3
Sources	A-Ed D 12
Notes	by Reutter (see RISM 550268293 and 450066705)
Literature	Winkler-Klement (2013, p. 89)
Editions

C.S4
Dies irae

1

Sources

C

D-DS Mus.ms 1294

Details

Identification

WerW C.S4

ARKs

ark:68748/gw1cs4 (human-readable catalogue entry)
ark:68748/gw1cs4.mei (metadata in MEI format)
ark:68748/gw1cs4.score (full score)

Scoring

soli (2 T, 2 B), coro maschile (2 T, 2 B), 2 cor, 2 cdb, 2 fag, 3 trb

Genre

requiem mass, sequence

Place and date of composition

unknown, 1st half 19th century

Performance(s)

(none documented)

Editions

Music

1 Dies irae

Tempo	[no tempo]
Key	D minor
Meter
Extent	61 bars
Scoring	soli (2 T, 2 B), coro maschile (2 T, 2 B), 2 cor, 2 cdb, 2 fag, 3 trb

Sources

Manuscript copy

Classification

notated music · manuscript · copy · score · draft · complete

Location(s)

D-DS Mus.ms 1294

RISM

450002726

Publication, dating

1st half 19th century

Scribe(s)

unidentified (brown ink)

Title page(s)

[fol. 1r, top]

Dies iræ.

Physical description

8 p.
23 × 31 cm
hand-ruled paper, 8 staves (8 mm)

Components and notes

• Due to compositional technique and scoring, Werner’s authorship is highly unlikely.

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Bárdos, K. (1980). Győr zenéje a 17–18. században. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó.

Chase, R. (2003). Dies Irae. A guide to Requiem music. Lanham–Maryland–Plymouth: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.

Csányi, T. (Ed.). (2015). Requiem in c minor [Score and parts]. Budapest: Budai Ciszterci Szent Imre templom kórusa.

Mitterschiffthaler, K. (1979). Das Notenarchiv der Musiksammlung im Zisterzienserstift Wilhering (Tabulae Musicae Austriacae Band IX). Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.

Rostetter, S. (2023). Kottatári incipit-jegyzék. Veszprém: Veszprémi Érseki Könyvtár. Retrieved from https://konyvtar.veszpremiersekseg.hu/incipit_jegyzek

Rovátkay, L. (2005). Georg Joseph Werner (1693–1766) G-moll Requiemjének rejtett üzenete: Adalékok a 18. századi bécsi zenei nyelv újravizsgálatához. Magyar Zene, 43(4), 405–433.

Rovátkay, L. (2020). Die verborgene Botschaft des g-moll Requiems von Gregor Joseph Werner (1693–1766). Ein Beitrag zur Schülerschaft Werners bei Antonio Caldara. In M. Czernin (Ed.), Gregor Joseph Werner (1693–1766). Aspekte seines Lebens (pp. 97–131). Eisenstadt: Amt der Burgenländischen Landesregierung.

Sulyok, I. (Ed.). (1969). Requiem g-moll [Score and parts]. Budapest / Wien–München: Editio Musica / Doblinger.

Warner, C. J. (1965). A study of selected works of Gregor Joseph Werner (1695?–1766) (PhD thesis). The Catholic University of America.

Winkler-Klement, S. (2013). Die Werke Gregor Joseph Werners im Eisenstädter Domarchiv und im Burgenländischen Landesmuseum (Master’s thesis). Universität Wien.