Pie Jesu is a motet that is a part of some composers' musical settings of the Requiem Mass. Those by Gabriel Fauré, Antonín Dvořák, Maurice Duruflé, John Rutter, Luigi Cherubini, and Andrew Lloyd Webber include a Pie Jesu. It does not form part of the Ordinary of the Mass, and is not found in all composers' settings. In Western music, motet is a word that is applied to a number of highly varied choral musical compositions. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... A requiem is a Roman Catholic mass performed in commemoration of the dead, also known in Latin as the Missa pro Defunctis. ... Gabriel Urbain Fauré (May 12, 1845 – November 4, 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist, and teacher. ... Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed the idioms and melodies of the folk-music of his native Bohemia in symphonic and chamber music. ... Maurice Duruflé (January 11, 1902 in Louviers – June 16, 1986 in Paris) was a French composer, organist, and pedagogue. ... John Rutter (born September 24, 1945) is an English composer, choral conductor, editor, arranger and record producer. ... Portrait of Luigi Cherubini. ... January 18, 1988 issue of Time Magazine featuring Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is a highly successful English composer of musical theatre and the elder brother of Julian Lloyd Webber. ... The Ordinary of the Mass (Latin: Ordo Missae) is the set of texts of the Roman Catholic Church Latin Rite Mass that are generally invariable. ...

The words combine paraphrases of the final verse of the thirteenth-century poem Dies Irae and the seventh-century Agnus Dei: For the Polish death metal band Dies Irae, see Dies Irae (band). ... Agnus Dei is a Latin term meaning Lamb of God, and was originally used to refer to Jesus Christ in his role of the perfect sacrificial offering that atones for the sins of man in Christian theology, harkening back to ancient Jewish Temple sacrifices. ...

Pie Jesu Domine, dona eis requiem. Dona eis requiem sempiternam.

("O sweet Lord Jesus, grant them rest; grant them everlasting rest.")

The Pie Jesu from the Requiem by Lloyd Webber was originally performed by Sarah Brightman, who has performed it many times throughout her career; and has rerecorded the track for her Classics album in 2001. Charlotte Church has also recorded the song on her best-selling debut album, Voice of an Angel as did Joseph McManners on his debut album In Dreams.^[1] The Andrew Lloyd Webber version has also now been performed by Angelis, a group of young choir children. The Requiem (from the Latin requiés, rest) or Requiem Mass, also known formally (in Latin) as the Missa pro defunctis or Missa defunctorum, is a liturgical service of the Roman Catholic Church and, in a wholly different ritual form and texts, the Eastern Catholic Churches as well as the... Sarah Brightman (born August 14, 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano, actress and dancer. ... Classics, particularly within the Western University tradition, when used as a singular noun, means the study of the language, literature, history, art, and other aspects of Greek and Roman culture during the time frame known as classical antiquity. ... Charlotte Church (born Charlotte Maria Reed on February 21, 1986) is a Welsh pop singer and TV presenter who rose to international fame in childhood as a popular classical singer. ... Voice of an Angel is the title of a music recording featuring the voice of soprano Charlotte Church. ... Promotional shot of Joseph McManners Joseph McManners (born December 3, 1992 in Canterbury, Kent) is a British musical theatre actor. ... In Dreams is the debut album by Joseph McManners and it was released on December 5, 2005 by Sony BMG following a £2 million 4-album record deal. ... Angelis is a British classical singing group managed by Simon Cowell. ...

Michael Jackson used the song Pie Jesu as an intro to "Little Susie" on his History album. The song is about a little girl who has died and in this context been granted her eternal rest. For other persons named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ...

Aled Jones performed the Pie Jesu from Rutter's Requiem on his album Aled. Fauré's setting has been recorded many times, both as part of complete recordings of his Requiem and as a separate movement. Aled Jones (born 29 December 1970) is a Welsh singer and television personality who first came to fame as a boy soprano. ...

Spelling

Classical Latin does not use the letter 'j', which would render "Pie Iesu". Classical Latin is the language used by the principal exponents of that language in what is usually regarded as classical Latin literature. ...

Trivia

• The monks in Monty Python and the Holy Grail chant the words of the Pie Jesu.
• The song also plays at the Japanese anime called Gantz when the next episodes preview is being shown
• The piece is being played at the end of Southpark episode Lice Capades, when the lice protagonist is being rescued by a fly.

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gantz ) is a manga and anime series written by Hiroya Oku. ... This article is about the animated television series. ... Lice Capades is episode 156 of Comedy Centrals animated comedy series South Park. ...

References

1. ^ Track listings for "In Dreams" at josephmcmanners.co.uk. (accessed August 28, 2006)