Offertorium: Hostias
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"Offertorium: Hostias" is the second section of the Offertory in Mozart’s Requiem, a solemn choral movement that prays for the souls of the departed to be received into eternal light.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Offertorium: Hostias canonical | 3 |
| Offertorium | 2 |
| Offertorium: Domine Jesu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5550566 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Offertorium: Hostias Context triple: [Mozart Requiem, movement, Offertorium: Hostias]
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A.
O Salutaris Hostia
O Salutaris Hostia is a traditional Catholic Eucharistic hymn, composed by St. Thomas Aquinas, that is sung in praise and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
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B.
Table of Oblation (Prothesis)
The Table of Oblation (Prothesis) is a side altar in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches where the bread and wine are prepared before being brought to the main altar during the Divine Liturgy.
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C.
Table of the Shewbread
The Table of the Shewbread is a sacred piece of furniture from the ancient Israelite Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem, used to hold the consecrated bread set before God.
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D.
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a solemn Eastern Christian service, celebrated mainly on weekdays of Great Lent, in which Holy Communion is distributed from previously consecrated Eucharistic gifts without a full Eucharistic consecration.
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E.
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic devotional service in which the consecrated Eucharist is exposed for adoration and used to impart a blessing to the faithful.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Offertorium: Hostias Target entity description: "Offertorium: Hostias" is the second section of the Offertory in Mozart’s Requiem, a solemn choral movement that prays for the souls of the departed to be received into eternal light.
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A.
O Salutaris Hostia
O Salutaris Hostia is a traditional Catholic Eucharistic hymn, composed by St. Thomas Aquinas, that is sung in praise and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
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B.
Table of Oblation (Prothesis)
The Table of Oblation (Prothesis) is a side altar in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches where the bread and wine are prepared before being brought to the main altar during the Divine Liturgy.
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C.
Table of the Shewbread
The Table of the Shewbread is a sacred piece of furniture from the ancient Israelite Tabernacle and later the Temple in Jerusalem, used to hold the consecrated bread set before God.
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D.
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts is a solemn Eastern Christian service, celebrated mainly on weekdays of Great Lent, in which Holy Communion is distributed from previously consecrated Eucharistic gifts without a full Eucharistic consecration.
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E.
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic devotional service in which the consecrated Eucharist is exposed for adoration and used to impart a blessing to the faithful.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral movement
ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ section of a Requiem Mass ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mass for the Dead
ⓘ
linked to:
Masses for the Dead
Roman Catholic funeral liturgy ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | K. 626 ⓘ |
| composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1791 ⓘ |
| follows | Domine Jesu ⓘ |
| genre | Requiem movement ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | Offertory of the Roman Catholic Requiem Mass ⓘ |
| liturgicalTextSource |
Roman Catholic Requiem Mass
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead
|
| movementNumberWithinOffertory | 2 ⓘ |
| notatedFor | SATB choir ⓘ |
| orchestration |
basset horns
ⓘ
bassoons ⓘ organ continuo ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ trombones ⓘ trumpets ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mozart’s sacred choral output
ⓘ
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 ⓘ
linked to:
Requiem in D minor
|
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| positionInWork | second section of the Offertory ⓘ |
| precedes | Sanctus ⓘ |
| requests | that the souls of the departed be received into eternal light ⓘ |
| scoring |
mixed choir
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ soloists ⓘ |
| style |
contrapuntal
ⓘ
solemn ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Andante con moto ⓘ |
| textAuthor | traditional Latin liturgy ⓘ |
| textIncipit | Hostias et preces tibi, Domine ⓘ |
| theme |
intercession for the dead
ⓘ
prayer for the souls of the departed ⓘ |
| workTitle | Offertorium: Hostias ⓘ |
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Subject: Offertorium: Hostias Description of subject: "Offertorium: Hostias" is the second section of the Offertory in Mozart’s Requiem, a solemn choral movement that prays for the souls of the departed to be received into eternal light.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Britten War Requiem
linked to: Offertorium: Hostias
linked to: Offertorium: Hostias