requiem
Definition of the Latin term requiem in music:
- requiem (Mass of the Catholic Church, also known as Mass for the Dead)
- piece of music composed to honor a dead person
Language
Latin
Combinations
Latin musical terms that include requiem:
- Requiem aeternam – Eternal Rest (Western Christian prayer)
Musical examples
Music scores that include requiem:
- Franz Liszt: Requiem für die Orgel (1883) Page 1
- Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem (1874‑1875) Page 1
- Hector Berlioz: Grande messe des morts (1837) Page 1
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor (1791) Page 1