Mozart Requiem — Dies Irae

W. A. MozartK. 626

Key

Dm

Time

C

Tempo

♩=132

AO focus

AO3

Form

Day-of-Wrath chorus — fast, fortissimo, agitated D minor.

Teaching points

• Tremolo strings + agitated chorus
• Tonic-pedal-with-shifting-harmony technique
• AO3: contrast with Lacrimosa