What does requiem mean?

Answer 1

It is a service of commitment of the dead. It comes from the Latin word resquiescere, meaning to rest and the name is derived from the prayer: "resquiat in pace" ("may he/she rest in peace" which is said in the Requiem Mass.

Answer 2

Verdi Requiem Wiki

Answer 3

Requiem means rest.

The Requiem Mass is one of my favorite musical forms. I have a whole collection. I like the Fauré best, but Mozart's brings tears to my eyes, because it became his own funeral mass.

Answer 4

A requiem is usually a mass of sorts for the dead encompassing music written for this express purpose as well as whatever eulogy to be given.

Answer 5

Requiem is what you say or write to and for a dead person before burial.

Answer 6

is the mass for the dead. so you have classical requiems

Morzart's requiem mass is my favorite music

Answer 7

A musical mass for the dead usually featuring vocalists, chorus and orchestra.
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A celebration of the Eucharist for the commemoration of the dead; a funeral service or memorial service. Sometimes the word is preceded by the word 'solemn': Solemn Requiem. Sometimes the word is preceded by 'high': High Requiem--which only indicates that portions of the service will be sung or chanted. A High Requiem Mass is a funeral service with communion and singing of parts of the service.
saintpauls.org/glossary/r.htm

Generally speaking, a musical composition honoring the dead; more specially (1) the Roman Catholic Mass for the dead, or (2) other commemorative pieces of analogous intent.
www.wku.edu/~smithch/music/glossnew.htm

a dirge or solemn chant
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Any musical hymn, composition, or service for the dead
www.innvista.com/culture/religion/diction.htm

A mass for the dead.
www.fisicx.com/quickreference/art/music_glossary.htm

musical composition honoring the dead
www.cgsmusic.net/Classical%20Guitar%20Sheet%20Music%20Dictionary/Classical%20Guitar%20Dictionary%20R.htm

name given to the mass for the dead. The name originates from its introitus (see), that begins with the invocation: requiem aeternam dona eis Domine.
www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/3825/classdiction.htm

dirge: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
a Mass celebrated for the dead
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

The requiem, also known formally as the Mass of Requiem, is a liturgical service of the Roman Catholic Church and its Eastern Rite. It is sometimes observed by other denominations of Christianity in other forms such as the Church of England and Eastern Orthodoxy. Usually in reference to a mass presided by an ordained priest and deacon, it is derived from the Latin language Miss pro Defunctis or Mass of the Dead. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem

The Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi is a musical setting of the Roman Catholic funeral Mass (called the Requiem for the first word of the text, which begins Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, meaning, "Grant them eternal rest, O Lord"--see full entry at Dies Irae) that was completed on the anniversary of the death of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist much admired by Verdi.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Verdi)

Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 by Gabriel Fauré, is one of the most popular Requiems (funeral masses). It is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful Requiems, and is usually performed by choir and orchestra. It was written between 1886 and 1888, and first performed at the Madeleine in early 1888 at burial services and in May as a concert. The piece consists of seven parts (all text is in Latin): * I. Introit et Kyrie* II. Offertoire* III. Sanctus* IV. Pie Jesu* V. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Fauré)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote the Requiem mass in D minor (K. 626) in 1791. It was Mozart's last composition and is also, perhaps, one of his most powerful and recognised works.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Mozart)

Requiem is the eleventh episode for the fifth season of the science fiction television show Sliders. While the Sliders relax in a garden waiting for the next slide, Rembrandt receives a message in his mind from former slider Wade.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Sliders)

Requiem is a short story by Robert A. Heinlein, serving as a sequel to his short science fiction novel, The Man Who Sold the Moon.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(short_story)

Answer 8

Definitions of requiem on the Web:

A musical mass for the dead usually featuring vocalists, chorus and orchestra.
members.aol.com/wowchrisa/glossary.html

A celebration of the Eucharist for the commemoration of the dead; a funeral service or memorial service. Sometimes the word is preceded by the word 'solemn': Solemn Requiem. Sometimes the word is preceded by 'high': High Requiem--which only indicates that portions of the service will be sung or chanted. A High Requiem Mass is a funeral service with communion and singing of parts of the service.
saintpauls.org/glossary/r.htm

Generally speaking, a musical composition honoring the dead; more specially (1) the Roman Catholic Mass for the dead, or (2) other commemorative pieces of analogous intent.
www.wku.edu/~smithch/music/glossnew.htm

a dirge or solemn chant
www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/4220/poevocab.html

Any musical hymn, composition, or service for the dead
www.innvista.com/culture/religion/diction.htm

A mass for the dead.
www.fisicx.com/quickreference/art/music_glossary.htm

musical composition honoring the dead
www.cgsmusic.net/Classical%20Guitar%20Sheet%20Music%20Dictionary/Classical%20Guitar%20Dictionary%20R.htm

name given to the mass for the dead. The name originates from its introitus (see), that begins with the invocation: requiem aeternam dona eis Domine.
www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/3825/classdiction.htm

dirge: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
a Mass celebrated for the dead
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

The requiem, also known formally as the Mass of Requiem, is a liturgical service of the Roman Catholic Church and its Eastern Rite. It is sometimes observed by other denominations of Christianity in other forms such as the Church of England and Eastern Orthodoxy. Usually in reference to a mass presided by an ordained priest and deacon, it is derived from the Latin language Miss pro Defunctis or Mass of the Dead. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem

The Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi is a musical setting of the Roman Catholic funeral Mass (called the Requiem for the first word of the text, which begins Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, meaning, "Grant them eternal rest, O Lord"--see full entry at Dies Irae) that was completed on the anniversary of the death of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist much admired by Verdi.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Verdi)

Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 by Gabriel Fauré, is one of the most popular Requiems (funeral masses). It is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful Requiems, and is usually performed by choir and orchestra. It was written between 1886 and 1888, and first performed at the Madeleine in early 1888 at burial services and in May as a concert. The piece consists of seven parts (all text is in Latin): * I. Introit et Kyrie* II. Offertoire* III. Sanctus* IV. Pie Jesu* V. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Fauré)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote the Requiem mass in D minor (K. 626) in 1791. It was Mozart's last composition and is also, perhaps, one of his most powerful and recognised works.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Mozart)

Requiem is the eleventh episode for the fifth season of the science fiction television show Sliders. While the Sliders relax in a garden waiting for the next slide, Rembrandt receives a message in his mind from former slider Wade.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Sliders)

Requiem is a short story by Robert A. Heinlein, serving as a sequel to his short science fiction novel, The Man Who Sold the Moon.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(short_story)

Answer 9

Putting the pieces of a life back together again after they have been scattered by the winds of time

Answer 10

Any music or composition, or service for the dead.