Berlioz’s model of the Requiem Mass is considered to be the first true Romantic-era model. He had included elements from the traditional Requiem Mass, for example the Dies Irae, Tuba Mirum, Rex tremendae and Lacrymosa sections including the text. However, his version of Requiem was greatly different from that of previous Classical models. Berlioz’s work was more theatrical than for service, proving to include secular settings in a sacred frame, as he contrasted the loud and peaceful movements, and employed the use of militaristic imagery through the brass and percussion. For example, Berlioz included fanfare-like passages using thick brass voices and the extensive use of timpani to accentuate the rhythms in the Dies Irae (which would be described
