Irae

Dies Irae was sung in octave alternatim by 250 people to create a beauty of enormous power.

The Awesome Beauty of Silence 2009

Given the Sinfonia's liturgical associations, especially the tumultuous, anti-war Dies Irae movement, it's no surprise that the Japanese commissioners rejected it.

A Flock of Rock Docs John Jurgensen 2011

We can sing Eagles Wings rather than Dies Irae but it does not change the truths of which Newman speaks here:

Bring Back Dies Irae 2009

Both this piece and the “Dies Irae” also call for a large wooden box that is rhythmically struck with various mallets, again often loudly.

Bang on a Piano All-Stars 2009

The Church has known that we want to avoid the truth when we face the death of others; we were given this hymn, the Dies Irae, to remind us of what death should teach the living.

Bring Back Dies Irae 2009

I would like to show you how the people in old times participated in a Funeral Mass and how in the midst of that compunction and devotion, the magnificent and tremendous “Dies Irae” was intoned.

Interview with Domenico Bartolucci 2009

The concert will begin with Bach's Partita No. 3 in E Major, followed by Romantic-era Eug è ne Ysa ÿ e's Sonata No. 2 in A minor, which quotes the Partita as well as the Dies Irae plainchant from the Mass for the dead.

A Violinist on a Solo Mission Stuart Isacoff 2011

The first few notes you hear are Kane's theme, which is a variation of the notes in the Gregorian chant, "Dies Irae"—the death chant.

Unsung Composer's Cinematic Feats Bruce Bennett 2011

The same Mass has Dies Irae sung in octave alternation.

Never Before Heard in North America 2009

The Exultet, the Lauda Sion, the Dies Irae are, as it were, chanted doctrine, infusing directly into the soul both light and love.

The Sacred Liturgy, Doctrine and Prayer 2009