The Requiem by
Max Reger is a
late Romantic setting of
Friedrich Hebbel's poem "Requiem" for
alto or
baritone solo, chorus and orchestra. The text begins with a plea not to forget the dead. Composed in 1915, Reger dedicated it "to the memory of the German heroes" who died in the
World War. He had composed Requiem settings before: in 1912 a
motet for
male chorus, set to the same poem, and in 1914 an unfinished setting of the Latin
Requiem, in memory of
victims of the war. The 1915 Requiem, Reger's last completed work for chorus and orchestra, was published by
N. Simrock in 1916, after the composer's death. It was paired with another choral composition, Der Einsiedler (The Hermit), set to a poem by
Joseph von Eichendorff, titled Zwei Gesänge für gemischten Chor mit Orchester (Two songs for mixed chorus with orchestra), Op. 144. Both works were first performed in
Heidelberg on 16July 1916 as part of a memorial concert for Reger, conducted by
Philipp Wolfrum. Reger thought that The Hermit and the Requiem were "among the most beautiful things" he had ever written. (
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... that Karen Heck, a women's rights activist and former mayor of
Waterville, Maine, co-owns a winery that is the sole distiller of
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The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large
wading bird in the
stork family. It is found in the
wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia. Its distinctive pink
tertial feathers give it its name. This stork forages in flocks in shallow waters along rivers or lakes, immersing its half open
beak in water and sweeping it from side to side to snap up its prey. The painted stork nests colonially in trees, often along with other waterbirds. The only sounds it produces are weak moans or bill clattering at the nest. This bird is not
migratory and only makes short distance movements in some parts of its range.
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The Requiem by
Max Reger is a
late Romantic setting of
Friedrich Hebbel's poem "Requiem" for
alto or
baritone solo, chorus and orchestra. The text begins with a plea not to forget the dead. Composed in 1915, Reger dedicated it "to the memory of the German heroes" who died in the
World War. He had composed Requiem settings before: in 1912 a
motet for
male chorus, set to the same poem, and in 1914 an unfinished setting of the Latin
Requiem, in memory of
victims of the war. The 1915 Requiem, Reger's last completed work for chorus and orchestra, was published by
N. Simrock in 1916, after the composer's death. It was paired with another choral composition, Der Einsiedler (The Hermit), set to a poem by
Joseph von Eichendorff, titled Zwei Gesänge für gemischten Chor mit Orchester (Two songs for mixed chorus with orchestra), Op. 144. Both works were first performed in
Heidelberg on 16July 1916 as part of a memorial concert for Reger, conducted by
Philipp Wolfrum. Reger thought that The Hermit and the Requiem were "among the most beautiful things" he had ever written. (
Full article...)
... that Karen Heck, a women's rights activist and former mayor of
Waterville, Maine, co-owns a winery that is the sole distiller of
absinthe in New England?
The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large
wading bird in the
stork family. It is found in the
wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia. Its distinctive pink
tertial feathers give it its name. This stork forages in flocks in shallow waters along rivers or lakes, immersing its half open
beak in water and sweeping it from side to side to snap up its prey. The painted stork nests colonially in trees, often along with other waterbirds. The only sounds it produces are weak moans or bill clattering at the nest. This bird is not
migratory and only makes short distance movements in some parts of its range.
This Wikipedia is written in
English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
5,195,209 articles.
Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.