Het requiem
Example: Het requiem van Mozart wordt vaak uitgevoerd in kerken.
Definition
"Het requiem" refers to a musical composition or mass that is intended to honor and remember the dead. It is typically performed in a solemn and ceremonial context, often within churches, and is associated with mourning and remembrance.
Etymology
The word "het requiem" comes from the Latin word 'requiem', meaning 'rest' or 'repose'. It originally referred to the opening word of the Latin mass for the dead, 'Requiem aeternam', which means 'eternal rest'. Did you know that this term has long been used in the Western Christian tradition to describe musical settings of this funeral mass?
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"Het requiem" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Music - (C1) - set 1", containing 102 commonly used words.
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