Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, the piece's composer, around 1950
Sequentia cyclica super "Dies irae" ex Missa pro defunctis, commonly known as Sequentia cyclica, is a piano composition by Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. Written between 1948 and 1949, it is a set of 27 variations on the medieval sequence Dies irae and is widely considered one of Sorabji's greatest works. With a duration of about eight hours, it is one of the longest piano pieces of all time.
compositions, which include seven symphonies for piano solo, four toccatas, Sequentiacyclica and 100 Transcendental Studies. He felt alienated from English society...
13 – No. 7, "Dance of Death" (1969) Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji – Sequentiacyclica super "Dies iræ" ex Missa pro defunctis (1948–49) and nine other works...
1892 1988 English Opus clavicembalisticum 100 Transcendental Studies Sequentiacyclica super "Dies irae" ex Missa pro defunctis Piano Symphony No. 2 "Gulistān"—Nocturne...
Sorabji: Variazioni e fuga triplice sopra "Dies irae" per pianoforte Sequentiacyclica super "Dies irae" ex Missa pro defunctis Mikhail Glinka: Variations...
String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83 Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji – Sequentiacyclica super "Dies irae" ex Missa pro defunctis Galina Ustvolskaya Piano...
variations], of which the first was later orchestrated; 484 pp.) Sequentiacyclica super "Dies irae" ex Missa pro defunctis, KSS71 (1948–49; 27 variations;...
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