#also people referring to specific reqiuem masses' movements by their names like 'lacrimosa' or 'dies irae' without specifying WHICH mass | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

supercantaloupe · 2 years

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pedantic shit that's annoying me today is people referring to verdi's requiem just as "reqiuem" or "the reqiuem". basically every choral composer since the sixteenth century wrote reqiuem masses, verdi isn't special, get a grip

#sasha speaks #also people referring to specific reqiuem masses' movements by their names like 'lacrimosa' or 'dies irae' without specifying WHICH mass #like mf other people besides verdi wrote dies iraes. mozart isn't the only guy with a lacrimosa. come on #'dies irae' i will accept as its own thing but only when it's referring to the chant melody because that's such an established Thing #but quit referring to dies iraes from other composers' masses as THE dies irae. shut upp. specify your terms

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