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1. : a mass for the dead. 2. a. : a solemn chant (such as a dirge) for the repose of the dead. b. : something that resembles such a solemn chant. 3. a. : a musical setting of the mass for the dead. b. : a musical composition in honor of the dead. Synonyms. dirge. elegy. lament.
A Requiem (Latin: rest) or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead (Latin: Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead (Latin: Missa defunctorum), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal.
Mar 5, 2009 · Requiem Mass in D Minor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's final Masterpiece was commissioned in mid 1791 by the Austrian count Franz Von Walsegg, as a Tribute to the passing of his young wife Anna.
The Requiem in D minor, K. 626, is a Requiem Mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). Mozart composed part of the Requiem in Vienna in late 1791, but it was unfinished at his death on 5 December the same year.
Best Requiems: from Mozart to Fauré via Brahms, Jeremy Pound names six of the greatest Requiem masses ever composed.
Requiem mass, musical setting of the Mass for the Dead (missa pro defunctis), named for the beginning of the Latin of the Introit “Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine” (“Give them eternal rest, O Lord”). The polyphonic composition for the requiem mass differs from the normal mass in that it not only.
May 22, 2024 · Verdi ’s Requiem is one of the most famous and enthralling settings of the Catholic funeral mass. The work was composed in memory of the Italian poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni,...
Requiem, requiem mass by Giuseppe Verdi, intended as a memorial to a departed hero—the poet, playwright, and novelist Alessandro Manzoni. Requiem premiered in Milan on May 22, 1874. It is Verdi’s largest-scale nonoperatic work.
The Requiem is a liturgy for use at funerals and memorial services that over the centuries countless composers have set to music in a variety of ways.
Verdi's Requiem: A quick guide - Classical Music
