| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 115 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Cambridge music handbooks |
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Cambridge music handbooks.
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| Contents |
The genesis of the Messa da Requiem per l'Anniversario della morte di Manzoni 22 maggio 1874 -- The premiere, subsequent performance history, and performing practices -- Requiem e Kyrie -- Dies irae -- Offertorio -- Sanctus -- Agnus Dei -- Lux aeterna -- The Libera me and its genesis -- Two revisions -- The unità musicale of the Requiem -- A question of genre |
| Summary |
Verdi's Messa da Requiem is one of the most frequently performed works of the choral repertoire, and Verdi's most important non-operatic work. This new handbook offers an up-to-date account of the work's genesis, its performance history and issues regarding performing practice. The central chapters provide a descriptive analysis of the work, while exploring some of the critical issues raised by individual sections, such as Verdi's interpretation of the text (with reference to other settings by Mozart, Cherubini and Berlioz which may have influenced him); as well as the reception of his Requiem by critics. The Latin text and English translation are provided. Subsequent chapters discuss some of the most important changes and revisions Verdi made in fashioning the Requiem. The author's final discussions investigate two critical issues: the work's unita musicale, and the central issue in the history of its reception, its generic status and the extent to which the Requiem is 'operatic' |
| Analysis |
Masses |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-111) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Messa da Requiem.
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| SUBJECT |
Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901 gnd |
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Verdi, Giuseppe 1813-1901 Requiem H 3 gnd |
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Verdi, Giuseppe. swd |
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Messa da Requiem (Verdi, Giuseppe) fast |
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Requiem H 3. swd |
| Subject |
Requiem (Verdi)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
94033380 |
| ISBN |
9780511620157 |
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0511620152 |
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