Talk:Requiem (Verdi)

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I would like to point out that this article doesn't mention whether this is a symphony or an opera. While this may seem stupid to the people who made this page, for those who are not as well educated in music, it would be nice. Perhaps an opening line that goes like Verdi's Requiem is an Opera (or symphony, I don't know) ... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.177.81.140 (talk) 22:16, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, it is neither a symphony nor an opera, nor indeed an oratorio. It is a musical setting of the Requiem Mass, as the opening line says. What is perhaps not so clear from the text here is that it is not really a liturgical setting (i.e. one for use in an actual church service) — there is not reason in theory why it couldn't be so used, but in practice the musical resources required, and the length, would rule it out. And it would only be suitable for a large, public funeral. But I think the description given ("a musical setting of the Roman Catholic funeral Mass (called the Requiem from the first word of the text...)) is a reasonable one. Ondewelle (talk) 13:39, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

I'm new to wikipedia so I apologize if I bastardize all the protocols, but I just wanted to point out that this article needs some work with the section headings. Under the title "Historical Context", the third and fourth paragraphs describe attributes of the piece's sections. I'd adjust it myself but I'm sure I'd mess it up. Anyone wanna fix it up? 152.3.116.69 02:29, 24 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Check out what I did (that you could have easily done yourself). May not be the most elegant section title ("The music"), but it'll do until someone thinks up a better one, and the material you pointed out doesn't belong is now in its own section. +ILike2BeAnonymous 03:10, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Requiem in Popular Culture
I deleted the Requiem in popular culture section, any objectors should check out the WP:TRIV guidelines. Also, most of the trivia in this section was extremely trivial (more so than normal trivia.) Quidditch World Cup? Seriously... TheDapperDan 23:56, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
 * What's "Quidditch"? Frvernchanezzz (talk) 07:48, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
 * A team sport invented by J K Rowling and described in some detail in the Harry Potter books, particularly the earlier ones. It is played by two teams with the players flying around on broomsticks. It is indeed hard to imagine its relevance to Verdi's Requiem... Ondewelle (talk) 15:12, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Unnecessary reversion, if you ask me. 76.165.249.252 (talk) 19:37, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
 * An "In Popular Culture" list isn't automatically the same as a trivia section. There's both a template and a guideline specifically for "in popular culture". Cythraul (talk) 17:11, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

This page does not acutally say when Verdi finished the requiem. I don't believe he died before he finished it so what would the year be? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.248.41.245 (talk) 20:29, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Did Enrico Caruso ever sing the Requiem?
He doesn't appear to have recorded any of it, but I'd be interested to know if he ever sang in it. -- JackofOz (talk) 11:03, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Connection to Berlioz Requiem
It should be noted that the famous trumpet / brass scene is an almost verbatim copy of what Berlioz wrote in his requiem 30+ years earlier. I'm still shocked every time I hear it. To my knowledge, it's one of music's most glaring unacknowledged acts of plagiarism -- even if Verdi improved on Berlioz in the process. — Preceding unsigned comment added by J12t (talk • contribs) 22:41, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

References improvement
Verdi's Requiem was first performed on 22 May 1874, - its 150th anniversary is tomorrow. The referencing should be improved, ideally for a Main page appearance. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:26, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * 1) Who knows the requested page number for the first ref, Summer?
 * 2) Who has access to other offline sources and could find if more from them could be used to reference facts without citation?
 * 3) Who has a good reference for the music which at present is rudimentary and unsourced?
 * 4) Who has references for statements such as the Liszt arrangement and its recording, the relationship of Stolz and conductor ... some seem not even needed.

Update: the piece is now in prep to be posted tomorrow! Some things struck above as resolved, but improvements still welcome. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:17, 21 May 2024 (UTC)