Question

Music appreciation the romantic era. Romantic composer _________ wrote a requiem requiring 210 singers, a large orchestra, and four brass bands. 

A. Hector Berlioz   B. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel   C. Johannes Brahms   D. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Hector Berlioz.
He envisioned his Requiem to have a huge orchestra of woodwind and brass instruments, 210 singers, and it would last for about 90 minutes. It was created in honor of the soldiers who died during the July Revolution in France in 1830.