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Requiem vs Monody - What's the difference?

requiem | monody |

As nouns the difference between requiem and monody

is that requiem is (l) (mass to honour and remember a dead person) while monody is an ode, as in greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.

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

    monody

    English

    (wikipedia monody)

    Noun

    (monodies)
  • An ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge.
  • Any poem mourning the death of someone; an elegy.
  • A monotonous or mournful noise.
  • (music) A composition having a single melodic line.

    • Derived terms

    * monodic * monodical * monodist

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