Requiem Vocal Score, Opus 48: For Soprano & Baritone Soli, SATB & Orchestra (Other)

Faure's composition does not set his Requiem to the standard liturgical text, instead adding a lyrical Pie Jesu and transcendent Paradisum, and omitting the Dies Irae and Tuba Mirum which, for most composers, are opportunities to demonstrate the dramatic possibilities available with the choral and orchestral forces.

As a result the mood of the Requiem is relatively calm and peaceful and often referred to as a lullaby of death .

Faure's unconventional composition has become a firm favourite in the repertoire.