Mozart’s Requiem:
a cultural icon and choral masterpiece
No single piece of classical music has generated as much speculation, rumor, and mythology as Mozart’s Requiem. The Requiem’s heart-wrenching beauty and awesome power confirms the genius of Mozart even in the last days of his short life. Mozart may have drawn inspiration from the works of Bach and Handel but the style is similar to his opera The Magic Flute that was completed just before he started work on the Requiem.