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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Song - Hymn - Mourning - Memorial - Synonyms - Dirge - Coronach - Lament - 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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Greek - Indo-European - Ode - Tragedy - Comedy - Parody - Melody - 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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Krzysztof Penderecki - Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima - Jazz - I Remember Clifford - Clifford Brown - The X-Files - Theme song

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