Verdi's Requiem is one of the most frequently performed works of the choral repertoire, and one of Verdi's most important nonoperatic works. In this new handbook, David Rosen discusses the work's composition and performance history, and analyzes each of the seven movements, considering Verdi's interpretation of the liturgical text, with reference to settings by Mozart and Cherubini. Rosen also considers the work's coherence and the controversial issue of its generic status--the degree to which it is "operatic."
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"The handbook is concise yet packed with information....Rosen's book would make a fine addition to the choral director's library. Whether used as a guide for listening or as a resource in preparing for performance, Verdi: Requiem offers insight, perspective, histprical backgorund, and critical analysis with clarity and conciseness." Lewis W. Gordon, Choral Journal
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This account of the composition and performance history of one of the most frequently performed works of the choral repertoire analyzes each of the seven movements. It takes into consideration Verdi's interpretation of the liturgical text, with reference to settings by Mozart and Cherubini.
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This is another in the excellent series of critical editions from the University of Chicago Press. The score is easy to read and outstanding scholarly commentary is included. This is a must for the library of any serious Verdi scholar.
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Despite its connection with Alessandro Manzoni, underscored by Verdi's official title for the work, the story of Verdi's Requiem begins with the death of Gioachino Rossini (13 November 1868) and Verdi's reaction to it: 'A great name has disappeared from the world! Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lyric prototype, sum miser, choral basses, musical reprise, decet hymnus, eis requiem, luceat eis, stile antico, cadential phrase, dominant preparation, authentic cadence, quattro voci, fugue subject, strong cadence, bass soloist, soprano soloist, deceptive cadence Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Agnus Dei, Verdi's Requiem, Messa da Requiem, Requiem Mass, Don Carlos, Berlioz's Grande, Clara Maffei, Lamb of God, Repeat of Verse, San Marco, Alessandro Manzoni, Great Man, Mozart's Requiem New!
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Despite its connection with Alessandro Manzoni, underscored by Verdi's official title for the work, the story of Verdi's Requiem begins with the death of Gioachino Rossini (13 November 1868) and Verdi's reaction to it: 'A great name has disappeared from the world! Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lyric prototype, sum miser, choral basses, musical reprise, decet hymnus, eis requiem, luceat eis, stile antico, cadential phrase, dominant preparation, authentic cadence, quattro voci, fugue subject, strong cadence, bass soloist, soprano soloist, deceptive cadence Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Agnus Dei, Verdi's Requiem, Messa da Requiem, Requiem Mass, Don Carlos, Berlioz's Grande, Clara Maffei, Lamb of God, Repeat of Verse, San Marco, Alessandro Manzoni, Great Man, Mozart's Requiem New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Don Carlos: Vocal Score by Walter Ducloux on 10 pages
- Simon Boccanegra: Vocal Score by Mario Parenti in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Stabat Mater by Luciano Tomelleri on page 6, page 90, and Back Matter
- The Man Verdi by Frank Walker in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos (Cambridge Music Handbooks) by Malcolm Boyd in Front Matter
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- The Cambridge Companion to Verdi (Cambridge Companions to Music) by Scott L. Balthazar in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Listening to Reason: Culture, Subjectivity, and Nineteenth-Century Music by Michael P. Steinberg on page 180, and page 185
- Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (Cambridge Music Handbooks) by William Drabkin in Front Matter
- Bach: The Goldberg Variations (Cambridge Music Handbooks) by Peter Williams in Front Matter
- Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos (Cambridge Music Handbooks) by Malcolm Boyd in Front Matter
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