Requiem

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Requiem is a musical composition for the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead, traditionally characterized by solemn, liturgical texts set to choral and orchestral music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic liturgical music
liturgical musical genre
hasAlternativeLanguage vernacular translations in modern settings
hasAssociatedTheme consolation of the living
death
eternal rest
judgment
hasCanonicalLanguage Latin text
hasCharacteristic commemorative function
liturgical text
prayerful tone
solemn character
hasDefinition musical composition for the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead
hasEtymology from the opening word of the Introit "Requiem aeternam"
hasForm multi-movement work
hasHistoricalPeriodOfDevelopment 20th century
Baroque era NERFINISHED
Classical era
Middle Ages NERFINISHED
Renaissance NERFINISHED
Romantic era NERFINISHED
hasLanguageOfOrigin Latin NERFINISHED
hasMovement Agnus Dei
Benedictus NERFINISHED
Communion
Gradual
Introit
Kyrie NERFINISHED
Offertory
Sanctus NERFINISHED
Sequence
Tract
hasNotableText Dies irae NERFINISHED
In paradisum
Libera me NERFINISHED
Lux aeterna NERFINISHED
hasPerformanceContext church
concert hall
hasReligiousContext Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
hasTextSource Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead liturgy
hasTypicalForces choir
orchestra
organ
soloists
influencedGenre concert requiem
secular memorial compositions
usedFor Mass for the Dead NERFINISHED
funeral rites
memorial services

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Berlioz Requiem genre Requiem
Verdi Requiem genre Requiem