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Requiem

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Rest, D, D sharp
Then another compass
Requiem aeternam
A requiem for the mass

Firstly Introitus,
Kyrie, Dies Irae
Tuba mirum,
Rex tremendae

Reccordare, confurtatis,
Lacrimosa... next part
Domine and hostias
Death can also be art

Sanctus, Benedictus
How can it be?
Agnus Dei, Communio
This requiem is killing me

Notes for soprano, alto,
tenor and bass to sing
Breath leaves me
among bassoons and strings

I fear I am writing
my own requiem
Kyrie eleison
Salva me, fons pietatis. Amen
I don't like to write descriptions, but I think it may be necessary this time. So...

Yes, it is about Mozart's Requiem (if you don't know the story, the poem is a kind of abstract. If you know it though, it certainly makes more sense).
The first line contais the very first compass of the score.
As for the expressions in Latin, they are the parts that integrate the requiem (Introitus, KYrie, Dies Irae, etc) and some of the lyrics, taken from Mozart's oeuvre (which can be seen here pt.slideshare.net/ursulaluna/m…).
Regarding the meaning, I think you don't need to understand much of Latin to have an idea of what it is about, but here a translation in English in case it's necessary www.stmatthews.com/choir/mozar…

Another work about this theme is the film "Amadeus", considered the best film about a musician, and one of the greatest films of all time.
IMDB link here www.imdb.com/title/tt0086879/
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solosombra's avatar
wonderful way to mix with the requiem, without knowing which requiem you meant, i felt mozart...