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requiem
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req·ui·em
/ ˈrekwēəm; ˈrā-/
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(also req·ui·em mass)
(esp. in the Roman Catholic Church) a Mass for the repose of the souls of the dead.
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a musical composition setting parts of such a Mass, or of a similar character.
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an act or token of remembrance:
he designed the epic as a requiem for his wife.
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REQUIEMS HOLY AND SECULAR
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 4/19/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...County, NJ) 04-19-1992 REQUIEMS HOLY AND SECULAR By Bob Groves...tried his hand at writing a Requiem Mass in 1984, he faced an...unenviable, comparison. "His Requiem," critic Andrew Porter wrote...and subtlety" of the famous requiem of Giuseppe Verdi, Porter...
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Requiem for Rabin
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 4/24/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...the 15th century with a lost requiem attributed to Dufay. Yet the first setting of the requiem belongs to an obscure composer...Ockeghem. There are some great requiems in the repertoire. Verdi's Requiem is more an opera than a liturgical...
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'German Requiem' no small undertaking
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 3/7/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...it takes a lot of life to perform a requiem. The above "artist conscription estimate" is for Johannes Brahms' "German Requiem." It's a large endeavor, yet the...will be undertaking (pun intended) this requiem Friday in ISU's Braden Auditorium and...
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Rolling Requiem to unite world
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 9/8/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...squarely. Music for the Requiem, the Catholic mass...the three greatest Requiems have been invoked to...Brahms' "A German Requiem." It is a generous...around the world, Mozart Requiems will begin. The time...called the Rolling Requiem, and choristers around...
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Profile: Performance of Mozart's Requiem to honor 9/11 victims
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 9/10/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...00-0000 Profile: Performance of Mozart's Requiem to honor 9/11 victims Host: BOB EDWARDS Time...musicians around the world will perform Mozart's Requiem. (Soundbite of Mozart's Requiem) EDWARDS: More than 170 concerts in 24 countries...
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EDITOR'S CHOICE: REQUIEMS IN SACRED SETTINGS.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Crain's Chicago Business; 10/18/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...centuries. Traditionally, requiems have been written for...composed his German Requiem in 1868 as a tribute...liked. There's a requiem for almost every musical...Chicago area will sing requiems that span 380 years...will sing Victoria's requiem as part of an All Souls...
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Requiem makes mighty finale
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 5/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Giuseppe Verdi's imposing Requiem. "This is one of the...the Mozart and Berlioz requiems, and with Beethoven...performances of the Verdi Requiem. On Friday and Saturday...earlier. Unlike the requiem settings by other composers...stark contrast to most requiems written to that point...
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Verdi's Requiem Revived as WWII Tribute
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 5/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Edition (NPR) 05-22-2006 Verdi's Requiem Revived as WWII Tribute Host: STEVE...outside Prague. They performed Verdi's Requiem. Yesterday, a chorus of American musicians performed the same requiem in the same camp. NPR's Rachel Martin...
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Requiem for Remembrance Day
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 4/25/2001; ; 636 words
; ...Jerusalem Post 04-25-2001 Headline: Requiem for Remembrance Day Byline: Michael Ajzenstadt...Zehavi's L.H.M. An Israeli War Requiem. It was composed between 1986 and 91...model for my work was Britten's War Requiem, a captivating pacifist work that managed...
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Requiem adds to tradition that is centuries old
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 3/9/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...600 settings of the Requiem have followed. This long tradition of musical Requiems is something that fascinates...composers, like the Requiem texts, have been worked...composers began to write Requiems not just for the church...is also an alternate Requiem tradition that does...
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Requiem
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Requiem. The RC Mass for the Dead (Lat. Missa pro defunctis ) beginning ‘Requiem aeternam’ (Rest eternal). Text...of the text in these large settings is: 1. Requiem aeternam ; Kyrie eleison ; 2. Dies Irae...
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requiem
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
requiem [Lat.,=rest], proper Mass for the...Second ) has modified the traditional requiem, and it is now called the Funeral Mass...traditional Gregorian musical setting of the requiem is quite beautiful; other requiem music...
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Deutsches Requiem, Ein
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Deutsches Requiem, Ein ( A German Requiem ). Choral work, Op.45, by Brahms for sop. and bar. soloists, ch., and orch. Comp. 1861–8, though what is now 2nd movt. was comp. in 1857. So called because text is not that of...
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Manzoni Requiem
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Manzoni Requiem. Title sometimes given to Verdi's Requiem , which was comp. in memory of It. novelist and poet Alessandro Manzoni (1785–1873). F.p. Milan 1874, London 1875.
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German Requiem, A
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
German Requiem, A ( Brahms). See Deutsches Requiem, Ein .
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