Miserere
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Miserere (Latin imperative of misereor 'have mercy' or 'have pity') may refer to:
Psalm 51, referred to as "Miserere" because of its opening words, "Miserere mei, Deus"
Music
Classical compositions
Musical settings of Psalm 51, the "Miserere", include:
Miserere (Josquin), c. 1503 motet setting by Josquin des Prez
Miserere nostri, 1575 composition by Thomas Tallis
Miserere (Allegri), 1630s musical setting by Gregorio Allegri
Miserere mei Deus (LWV 25),1664 grand motet by Jean-Baptiste Lully
Miserere des Jésuites H.193 (1683-85), Miserere H.157 (1670), Miserere H.173 (late 1670s), Miserere H.219 (early 1690s ?), by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Miserere S 27 by Michel-Richard de Lalande
Miserere by Louis-Nicolas Clérambault
Miserere by Charles-Hubert Gervais
Miserere (1726), by André Campra
Miserere, 1735 motet by French composer Joseph Michel
Miserere, (K. 85) 1770 motet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Miserere in B flat minor, 1809 by E. T. A. Hoffmann
"Miserere", from the 1853 opera Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi
Miserere (Górecki), 1981 work by Henryk Górecki
Miserere (Pärt), 1989/1992 work by Arvo Pärt
Miserere, 2009 by James MacMillan
Albums and popular songs
Miserere (album), by Zucchero, 1992, and its title song
Miserere, an album by Bruno Pelletier, 1997
"Miserere", a song by the Cat Empire from the 2005 album Two Shoes
"Miserere", a song by Katherine Jenkins from the 2004 album Première
"Miserere Mei", a song by Myriads from the 2002 album Introspection
"Miserere", a song from the soundtrack of the 1986 film The Mission, by Ennio Morricone
Other uses
"Miserere seat" or Misericord, a foldable seat used to support prayer.
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