Oremus (Tárrega)
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Oremus is a short prelude
in D minor
by Spanish guitar composer Francisco Tárrega
. It is often preceded by its brother piece Endecha
and the two usually appear together as Endecha - Oremus. Oremus is also noted for being the last piece Tárrega composed before his death in 1909.
Prelude
Prelude may refer to:*Sheaffer Prelude, a series of fountain pens, ballpoints and rollerball pens made by the Sheaffer Pen company*Prelude , a musical form*Prelude , an English based folk band...
in D minor
D minor
D minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. In the harmonic minor, the C is raised to C. Its key signature has one flat ....
by Spanish guitar composer Francisco Tárrega
Francisco Tárrega
Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea was an influential Spanish composer and guitarist of the Romantic period.-Biography:Tárrega was born on 21 November 1852, in Vila-real, Castelló, Spain...
. It is often preceded by its brother piece Endecha
Planh
The planh or plaing is a funeral lament used by the troubadours, modeled on the medieval Latin planctus. It differed from the planctus in that it was intended for a secular audience...
and the two usually appear together as Endecha - Oremus. Oremus is also noted for being the last piece Tárrega composed before his death in 1909.