Stabat Mater in Full Score (Dover Vocal Scores) [Paperback]

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (Author), Opera and Choral Scores (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Vocal Scores | Publication Date: May 16, 1997

Considered by many Pergolesi's greatest work, the Stabat Mater is a setting of a medieval Latin poem about the sorrows of the Virgin Mary at Christ's crucifixion. Scored for soprano, alto, and strings, it is music of transcendent beauty and poignancy. This Italian Baroque masterpiece is reproduced here in an inexpensive, authoritative edition. Text and English translation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (May 16, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486296334
• ISBN-13: 978-0486296333
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good quality, no frills reprint, August 23, 2000

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This review is from: Stabat Mater in Full Score (Dover Vocal Scores) (Paperback)

This score is a reprint of an edition prepared by Alfred Einstein, most celebrated as author of the important study "Mozart: His Character, His Work" (1945). Dover's title page states that it is "edited from the autograph manuscript," but gives no further details (i.e., no critical commentary [assuming Einstein provided one], nor even the original date of publication). However, a translation of the Latin text is given immediately before the score.

The score is given in a clear, legible format and should be useful to lovers of Pergolesi's masterpiece, which was an immediate hit in the 18th century (not that it did Pergolesi much good; he died the year it was completed, at age 26) and inspired scores of adaptations, including one by J.S. Bach. The music foreshadows post-Baroque trends such as Rococco ("Quae moerebat et dolebat," No. 4, is a case in point). A good and inexpensive edition.