Verdi, Requiem / David Rosen.
| Author/creator | Rosen, David, 1938- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995. |
| Description | ix, 115 pages : music ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge music handbooks Cambridge music handbooks. ^A275900 |
| Contents | The genesis of the Messa da Requiem per l'Anniversario della morte di Manzoni 22 maggio 1874. The Messa per Rossini of 1869 ; Towards the Messa da Requiem ; The chronology of composition ; Precompositional decisions ; Borrowings and revisions -- The premiere, subsequent performance history, and performing practices. Church and state ; Financial concerns and reception of the premiere ; Performances to 1879 ; The 'Liber scriptus' rewritten: performances in London, May 1875 ; Later performance history ; The performing forces ; Other issues of performing practice -- Requiem e Kyrie -- Dies irae. The text ; The reprises ; 'Dies irae' ; 'Tuba mirum' ; 'Mors stupebit' ; 'Liber scriptus' ; 'Quid sum miser' ; 'Rex tremendae majestatis' ; 'Recordare' ; 'Ingemisco' ; 'Confutatis maledictis' ; 'Lacrymosa' -- Offertorio -- Sanctus -- Agnus Dei -- Lux aeterna -- The Libera me and its genesis -- Two revisions. The 'Liber scriptus' rewritten ; The operatic origins of the 'Lacrymosa' -- The unità musicale of the Requiem -- A question of genre. Is the Requiem 'good church music?' ; Is the Requiem 'operatic?' ; The 'church music' topos in the Requiem. |
| Abstract | 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'. |
| Local note | Little-303528--305131009228Y |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-111) and index. |
| LCCN | 94033380 |
| ISBN | 0521394481 |
| ISBN | 0521397677 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.V4 R73 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |