Mozart's Requiem

[van716]

Hey everyone. I'm a fifth year private instruction student who's currently learning a solo arrangement of Mozart's Requiem, Lacrymosa. Its a fairly simple arrangement, but I'm wondering how to make it sound grand?

If anyone who's played this piece has any tips, I'm all ears. Thanks.

[gyzzzmo]

Things sound grand if you use big wide chords, but to be honost i dont think you can let the lacrimosa sound properly on a piano.

[oxy60]

I disagree. Why not try some of these bigger pieces on the piano. I'm enjoying working on a piano reduction of Beethoven's 7th. Of course it will take some time to play itl. But in the meantime I'm learning a lot about voicing and chord structure along with a bit of insight into the genius.

As far as the Mozart is concerned, the poster will need to experiment. In piano reductions some go too far (my 7th) and try to include everything and others end up very minimalistic. Somewhere between the two extremes the player must find a balance.

[abj]

Which arrangement are you playing? Reading the original score and adding any notes that might have been omitted from your transcription might help to create a fuller sound. I've attached the Klindworth transcription, which includes pedal marks, in case you're interested (the Lacrymosa is on page 20).

[gyzzzmo]

Which arrangement are you playing? Reading the original score and adding any notes that might have been omitted from your transcription might help to create a fuller sound. I've attached the Klindworth transcription, which includes pedal marks, in case you're interested (the Lacrymosa is on page 20).

That lacrimosa transcription is only proof of my statement that that piece cant really be transcripted into piano.

[wagnercolt]

I know this conversation has years, but still, here it is, of course is not the same, but its not bad either.

[dogperson]

For anyone still interested, MusicNotes has the Klindworth transcriptions for sale of several Requiem sections.  IMHO, worth the money as the score has been formatted to be much more legible than the free edition.