Lacrimosa (Requiem)
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The Lacrimosa is part of the Dies Irae sequence in the Requiem mass. Its text comes from the 18th and 19th stanzas of the sequence. Many composers, including Mozart, Berlioz, and Verdi have set the text as a discrete movement of the Requiem.
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[edit] Text
- Lacrimosa dies illa
- Qua resurget ex favilla
- Judicandus homo reus.
- Huic ergo parce, Deus:
- Pie Jesu Domine,
- Dona eis requiem. Amen.
[edit] 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. Amen.
[edit] Arrangement
The piece is written for soprano, alto, and baritone voices, but can be sung with tenor and bass voices singing the baritone part. 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.
[edit] In popular culture
- The melody and harmony of Mozart's Lacrimosa is featured on Evanescence songs "Lacrymosa" and the unreleased "Anything For You".
- A part of Lacrimosa is featured on Regina Spektor's song "Lacrimosa".
- A part of Lacrimosa is featured on Symphony X's song "Death of Balance / Lacrymosa".
- A part of Lacrimosa is featured on Jean-Michel Jarre's album Rendez-Vous in "Third Rendez-vous"
- A part of Lacrimosa is featured on Juno Reactor's song "Conquistador 1".
- A part of Lacrimosa is featured on Daddy Roach featuring Gimme 5's song "Lacrimosa".
- A part of Lacrimosa is featured on the Moonspell song "Tired", from The Butterfly Effect.
- A part of Lacrimosa is featured in the movie The Big Lebowski.
- A part of Lacrimosa is featured in the music of the video game Heroes of Might and Magic V.
- The final two lines of Lacrimosa ("Pies Iesu Domine/Dona eis requiem") are repeated several times in various scenes of the classic comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Mozart's arrangement of Lacrimosa, from the Requiem Mass in D Minor K.626, plays a prominent role in the Numb3rs episode "Thirteen".
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
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