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Requiem vs Composer - What's the difference?

requiem | composer |

As nouns the difference between requiem and composer

is that requiem is (l) (mass to honour and remember a dead person) while composer is one who composes; an author.

requiem

English

(wikipedia requiem)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
  • A musical composition for such a mass.
  • A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.

    • Usage notes

    The Latin Introit, or opening prayer, for a requiem mass starts with the words: : aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. : "Grant them eternal rest, Lord, and may everlasting light shine upon them."

    Coordinate terms

    * dirge, elegy, threnody – funeral songs

    Related terms

    * requiescat

    Derived terms

    * requiem mass * requiem shark

    composer

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia composer) (en noun)
  • One who composes; an author.
  • Especially , one who composes music.
  • One who, or that which, quiets or calms.
    • (en)