Dies Irae
Latin sequence, liturgical hymn
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Summary
Dies Irae is a sequence[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of sequence entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,241 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Thomas of Celano[3]
- Creator: Thomas of Celano[4]
- Part of: mass for the dead[5]
- Commons category: Dies Irae[6]
- Language of work or name: Latin[7]
- Has part(s): Lacrimosa[8]
- Translator: Antoni Czajkowski[9]
- Described by source: Riemann's Music Dictionary[10], A Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1900[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], The Catholic Encyclopedia[15], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[16]
- Published in: Norsk salmebok 2013[17], Obraz literatury powszechnej[18]
- Title: Dies Irae[19]
- Different from: Dies Irae[20]
- Derivative work: Totentanz[21], Sequentia cyclica[22], Symphonie fantastique[23], Dies Irae[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Christian Hymns[25]
- P14483: s/secuencia-dies-irae[26]
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
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Release type: Song[27]
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Genre(s): plainchant, requiem[28]
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Community tags: plainchant, requiem[29]
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MusicBrainz ID: 25d319f6-03a7-43f0-8c92-e18539c3c09a[30]
Why It Matters
Dies Irae has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]