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Requiem mass by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem is a requiem mass, which premiered in 1985.

It was written in memory of the composer's father, William Lloyd Webber, who died in 1982.

History and reception

It was a new venture for Lloyd Webber, the composer of numerous musicals, to create a piece of traditional classical music.

The music mixes Lloyd Webber's melodic and pop-oriented style with more complex, sophisticated, and at times even austere forms.

An initial draft of Requiem was heard during the 1984 Sydmonton Festival, after which Lloyd Webber spent an additional half-year polishing the work.^[1] The premiere took place on 24 February 1985 in St.

Thomas Church, New York;^[2]