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The Lacrimosa is part of the Dies Irae sequence in the Requiem mass. Dies Irae (Day of Wrath is a famous thirteenth century Latin Hymn thought to be written by Thomas of Celano. This article is about Latin poems and songs For the Early music group see Sequentia (music group. The Requiem (from Latin requiem, accusative case of requies, rest or Requiem Mass (informally a funeral Mass also known formally (in Latin as the Its text comes from the 18th and 19th stanzas of the sequence. In Poetry, a stanza is a unit within a larger Poem. In modern poetry the term is often equivalent with Strophe; in popular vocal music a stanza is Many composers, including Mozart, Berlioz, and Verdi have set the text as a discrete movement of the Requiem. A movement is a self-contained part of a Musical composition or Musical form.

Contents

Text

Lacrimosa dies illa
Qua resurget ex favilla
Judicandus homo reus.
Huic ergo parce, Deus:
Pie Jesu Domine,
Dona eis requiem. Amen.

Literal translation

Tearful that day,
on which will rise from ashes
guilty man for judgment.
So have mercy, O Lord, on this man.
Compassionate Lord Jesus,
grant them rest. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Amen.

Arrangement

The piece is written for soprano, alto, and baritone voices, but can be sung with tenor and bass voices singing the baritone part. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Alto is a musical term derived from the Latin word altus, meaning "high" that has several possible interpretations This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice Most arrangements of Lacrimosa have transposed the key down a step to make for ease of soprano singing. There is a single piano accompaniment that is commonly simplified in current arrangements. The piece can also be performed with an orchestra. Lacrimosa has quite a grim and sorrowful feel to it. Dynamics vary with little graduation and often either piano or forte, jumping between both.

In popular culture

Mozart's arrangement of Lacrimosa, from the Requiem Mass in D Minor K. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 film written and performed by the comedy group Monty Python ( Graham Chapman, John Cleese 626, plays a prominent role in the Numb3rs episode "Thirteen".

History

At the time of Mozart's death on December 5th, 1791, only the first 6 measures of this movement had been written. The night before, he gathered his friends around his deathbed to sing those few measures. Accompanying them was Franz Xavier Sussmayr, a student of Mozart's. Sussmayr completed the Requiem after Mozart's death.

See also

Dies Irae (Day of Wrath is a famous thirteenth century Latin Hymn thought to be written by Thomas of Celano. The Requiem Mass in D minor ( K 626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composed in 1791 The Grande Messe des morts, Op. 5 (or Requiem) by Hector Berlioz was composed in 1837.
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