requiem

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1: a mass for the dead

2 a: a solemn chant (as a dirge) for the repose of the dead

b: something that resembles such a solemn chant

3 a: a musical setting of the mass for the dead

b: a musical composition in honor of the dead

Mozart conducts a rehearsal of his Requiem in this romanticized image of his last day.

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