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Requiem
Requiem Re"qui*em (r?"kw?-?m;277), n. [Acc. of L. requies rest, the first words of the Mass being ``Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,' give eternal rest to them, O lord; pref. re- re + quies quiet. See Quiet, n., and cf. Requin.] 1. (R.C.Ch.) A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed soul. We should profane the service of the dead To sing a requiem and such rest to her As to peace-parted souls. --Shak. 2. Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a deceased person. 3. Rest; quiet; peace. [Obs.] Else had I an eternal requiem kept, And in the arms of peace forever slept. --Sandys.

Meaning of Requiems from wikipedia

- [citation needed] Musical settings of the propers of the Requiem M**** are also called Requiems, and the term has subsequently been applied to other musical...
- Gabriel Fauré composed his Requiem in D minor, Op. 48, between 1887 and 1890. The choral-orchestral setting of the shortened Catholic M**** for the Dead...
- (2001) Requiem (Eifman) (1998) Requiem (MacMillan) (1976) Requiem (Rushton), a 2006 ballet by Tim Rushton Requiem (1982 film), a Hungarian film Requiem (1995...
- similarity between the openings of the Domine Jesu Christe movements in the requiems of the two composers suggests that Eybler at least looked at later sections...
- Requiem for a Dream is a 2000 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly...
- The Messa da Requiem is a musical setting of the Catholic funeral m**** (Requiem) for four soloists, double choir and orchestra by Giuseppe Verdi. It was...
- German requiems, and his Missa Solemnis in D. His works include the following: String Trio in D Minor (SmWV 613) Two m****es (SmWV 101–102) Two requiems (SmWV...
- Requiem, in comics, may refer to: Requiem (DC Comics), a comic book series based on the character Artemis of Bana-Mighdall Requiem Chevalier Vampire, a...
- Dark Requiems... and Unsilent M****acre is the second full-length album by the British symphonic black metal act Hecate Enthroned, released in 1998 by Blackend...
- Requiem sharks are sharks of the family Carcharhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes. They are migratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas (sometimes...