Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)

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lists of quotations:
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written in:	Europe

lyricist:	[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 0600 until 1300)
composer:	[anonymous] (special purpose artist) [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (from 0600 until 1300)

download score for free:	imslp: Dies Irae (Gregorian Chant) [info]
Wikipedia:	en: Dies irae [info]
Wikidata:	Q83771 [info]

referred to in medleys:	“Unbegun” Symphony: Andante—Allegro (order: 22)
part of:	Missa pro defunctis (Gregorian) (order: 5)
is the basis for:	3 morceaux dans le genre pathétique, op. 15 "Souvenirs": III. Morte 24 caprichos de Goya, op. 195: No. 12. No hubo remedio Black Host Canti di prigionia: No. 1. Preghiera di Maria Stuarda Canti di prigionia: No. 2. Invocazione di Boezio Canti di prigionia: No. 3. Congedo di Girolamo Savonarola Dies Irae (Monkman work based on plainchant) Dies Irae (Offenbach song) Dies irae (Epic Fail) Piano variations, op.15 Dies irae, H.12: I. Prélude - Dies irae Dies Iræ, LWV 64/1 (motet for double chorus and orchestra) Dies irae, op. 163 Études-tableaux, op. 39: No. 2 in A minor: Lento assai Four Rhapsodies, op. 11: No. 4 in E-flat minor: Andante lugubre From the Middle Ages, op. 79: II. Scherzo (for two pianos, Glazunov) Hamlet (Feren, 2022) Hamlet: Fencing La Mort (Jacques Brel) Memento Mori Metropolis Symphony: V. Red Cape Tango Piano Quartet no. 1: II. Capriccio Rabengesangen, S. 25 Requiem: V. Dies Irae Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation VII: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation X: Poco marcato Sequentia cyclica, super dies iræ, KSS 71 Symphony no. 3 in C major "Heroic" for Soprano and orchestra, op. 118: 3. Totentanz The Shining (Theme) Three Kings for Passiontide Totentanz (Adès) Totentanz, S. 126/1 (early unpublished version) Totentanz, S. 126/2 (for piano and orchestra, published version) Totentanz, S. 525, R. 188 (for solo piano) Totentanz, S. 652 (for two pianos) Variazioni e fuga triplice sopra "Dies irae" per pianoforte, KSS41
music quoted in:	6 Klavierstücke, op. 118: Nr. 6. Intermezzo in es-Moll. Andante, largo e mesto (6 Piano Pieces, op. 118: No. 6. Intermezzo in E-flat minor. Andante, largo e mesto) A Knife in the Dark Anakin’s Betrayal (Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith) At the Sign of the Prancing Pony Barbossa Is Hungry (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) Binary Sunset (alternate) (Star Wars archival bonus track) Black Angels (Thirteen Images from the Dark Land) Danse macabre, op. 40 (symphonic poem for orchestra) Dead Elvis Hexensabbat Impressione brasiliane: II. Butantan Impressione brasiliane: III. Canzone e danza Jyn Erso & Hope Suite Le Grand Macabre: Scene I. "Dies irae" (Piet, Amanda, Amando, Nekrotzar) Macario (soundtrack) Messe des Morts en Ré Mineur À La Mémoire de Marie-Antoinette: Prose Missa di requiem: II. Sequence. Dies irae (Requiem à la mémoire de Louis XVI) Music to "The Rider by Night", KSS 22 Organ Symphony no. 3, KSS 73 Penance Piano Concerto No. 6, KSS 32 Piano Sonata No. 5 Opus Archimagicum, KSS 58 Prélude no. 2 in A minor, op. 28: Lento Quære Reliqua Hujus Materiei Inter Secretiora, KSS62 Rachmaniana: V. [without tempo indication] Requiem Novum: III. Cry Not in Anguished Voices - Dies irae Resurgam (I shall rise again) (Tone Poem) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra) St. Bertrand de Comminges, KSS64 Suite symphonique: III. Finale. Allegro molto Sweeney Todd: Epiphany Symphonic Dances, op. 45: III. Lento assai — Allegro vivace Symphonic Dances, op. 45: III. Lento assai — Allegro vivace (for two pianos) Symphonic Variations, KSS59: Variation 17 Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: V. Songe d’une nuit du sabbat Symphony no. 1 in D minor, op. 13: I. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo Symphony no. 1 in D minor, op. 13: IV. Allegro con fuoco Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection” Symphony no. 2 “The Bell” in E minor, op. 56: III. Andante sostenuto Symphony no. 2 “The Bell” in E minor, op. 56: IV. Andante mosso — Allegro sostenuto. Maestoso Symphony no. 103 in E-flat major, Hob. I:103 “Drumroll”: I. Adagio - Allegro con spirito The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd… (reprise 7) The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd… (includes musical’s prelude) The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: His hands were quick, his fingers strong… (reprise 3) The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Lift your razor high, Sweeney!… (reprise 1) The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Lift your razor high, Sweeney!… (reprise 6) The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Sweeney pondered and Sweeney planned… (reprise 2) The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: Sweeney’d waited too long before… (reprise 4) The Ballad of Sweeney Todd: The engine roared, the motor hissed… (reprise 5) The Bells, op. 35 The D.C. Wall: A War Memorial for All Times The Incantation The Return Home (Star Wars) Tubular Bells Variations on a Recitative, op. 40 Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Hambourg) When the Caged Bird Sings, Pt. 4 "I Shall Not Be Moved": Cerise's Story, Part 3: It takes a village (Tenor [as Guidance Counselor], Congregants, Choir)
lyrics quoted in:	Dies Irae (Offenbach song) Le Grand Macabre: Scene I. "Dies irae" (Piet, Amanda, Amando, Nekrotzar) Missa pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismondo, MH 155: Sequentia: Dies irae Requiem in C minor: II. Sequenz: 1. Dies irae Requiem: Dies Irae Requiem: V. Dies Irae 獣～怒りの日 / Dies Irae
included in:	Messe des Morts en Ré Mineur À La Mémoire de Marie-Antoinette: Prose

Recordings

Date	Title	Attributes	Artist	Length
	recordings
1966-11-04 – 1971-01-18	Missa pro Defunctis: Sequentia: “Dies irae”		Wim van Gerven, Schola Cantorum Amsterdam Students	5:30
1994-08	Dies irae		Aurora Surgit, Alessio Randon	7:42
	A Musical History Of Death: 'Exit Music'	partial	Tom Allen	6:05
	A Musical History Of Death: 'Exit Music'	medley and partial	Tom Allen	6:05
	Batalha/Dies Irae		Alejandro Massó	2:03
	Dies Irae	instrumental	Barbara Laronga	3:37
	Sequentia: Dies Irae		Marek Klein	5:59