Threnody

A threnody is a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person (synonyms include dirge, coronach, lament, and requiem).

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The term originates from the Greek word threnoidia, from threnos (lament) + oide (song). Ultimately from Indo-European root wed- (to speak) that is also the forefather of such words as ode, tragedy, comedy, parody, melody, and rhapsody.

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One recent example is Krzysztof Penderecki's Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima; a classic jazz threnody is I Remember Clifford, written to honour the memory of Clifford Brown. Another example is 'Threnody in X', a variation of The X-Files theme song in the movie The X-Files: Fight The Future.

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Song: :For other senses of this word, see song (disambiguation)....

Hymn: :For other meanings see hymn (disambiguation)...

Mourning: Mourning is in the simplest sense synonymous with grief over the death of someone....