Posted by Donna on April 30, 19103 at 15:10:50:

In Reply to: Re: Motzart's Requiem: confutatis & lacrymosa posted by Adrian Gilbert on May 12, 19102 at 11:57:12:

: Out of all of the songs to the Requiem m, Lacrymosa remains to be the most powerful. the story behind it is almost as powerful as the song. In 1771, Count Walsegg-Stuppach had asked Mozart, in secrecy, to undergo an entire requiem m for his wife who had just recently died. Mozart felt that it would be a great honor to compose the requiem, and also because he needed the 50 ducats. Some beleive that the Count wanted to gain authorship of the requiem, however this could have been very unlikely due to the cirstances. While undergoing the composition with his favorite pupil Franz Xaver Sussmayr, Mozart suffered from a grave illness. In July 1771, he had died and had only completed the vocal parts and some of the intrumental lines to the earlier movements. Unfortunately, only the first eight bars of the vocal masterpiece, Lacrymosa were finished. Out of loyalty Sussmayr recopied the completed portions and finished the

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