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Verdi : requiem / David Rosen.

By: Rosen, David, 1938- [author. ].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Cambridge music handbooks: Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995Copyright date: ©1995Description: ix, 115 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0521397677 (paperback).Subject(s): Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Messa da RequiemDDC classification: 782.3238
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 unita musicale of the Requiem -- A question of genre.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending 782.3238 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00168264
General Lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending 782.3238 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00103290
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Verdi's Messa da Requiem is one of the most frequently performed works of the choral repertoire, and one of Verdi's most important non-operatic works. 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, his reactions to previous Requiems by Mozart and Berlioz, as well as the reception of his Requiem by critics. 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 unità musicale, and the central issue in its reception history, its generic status and the extent to which the Requiem is operatic.

Bibliography: (pages 110-111) and index.

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 unita musicale of the Requiem -- A question of genre.

Dr. Geoffrey Spratt Collection.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • 1 The genesis of the Messa da Requiem per Anniversario della morte di Manzoni 22 maggio 1874
  • 2 The premiere, subsequent performance history, and performance practices
  • 3 Requiem e Kyrie
  • 4 Dies irae
  • 5 Offertorio
  • 6 Sanctus
  • 7 Agnus Dei
  • 8 Lux aeterna
  • 9 The Libera me and its genesis
  • 10 Two revisions
  • 11 The +unita musicale+ of the Requiem
  • 12 A question of genre
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

This excellent guide to Verdi's Requiem starts with a detailed discussion of the genesis and reception of the composition, which alone is worth the price of the book. Performers will also appreciate Rosen's discussion of performance issues, especially whether or not an operatic vocal technique is appropriate for performing the Requiem. The author manages to discuss such esoteric matters as "Verdi tuning" (a1=435). Rosen outlines and describes the major textual and thematic material for each movement and provides the English translation of the Latin Mass text. Highly recommended for all levels.

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