Beethoven, Missa solemnis /
The Missa solemnis is a document of extraordinary richness from the last decades of Beethoven's creative life. In this compendious and accessible guide, William Drabkin considers the work as a musical expression of the most celebrated text of the Roman Catholic faith, and as an example from a t...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York:
Cambridge University Press,
1991
Cambridge, [England] ; New York : 1991 Cambridge, [England] ; New York: 1991 Cambridge, [England] ; New York: 1991 Cambridge, [England] ; New York : 1991 |
| Series: | Cambridge music handbooks
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| Summary: | The Missa solemnis is a document of extraordinary richness from the last decades of Beethoven's creative life. In this compendious and accessible guide, William Drabkin considers the work as a musical expression of the most celebrated text of the Roman Catholic faith, and as an example from a tradition of Mass settings in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Austria. The opening chapters present various critical perspectives on the Missa solemnis and chart the history of its composition, first performances and publication. But, above all, the work itself is considered in detail, including its overall design, connections between the movements, the orchestration, word painting and programmatic elements The Missa solemnis is a document of extraordinary richness from the last decades of Beethoven's creative life. In this compendious and accessible guide, the author considers the work as a musical expression of the most celebrated text of the Roman Catholic faith, and as an example from a tradition of mass settings in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Austria. The opening chapters present various critical perspectives on the Missa solemnis and chart the history of its composition, first performances and publication. But, above all, the work itself is considered in detail, including its overall design, connections between the movements, the orchestration, word painting and programmatic elements |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 118 p. : music ; 22 cm xiii, 118 p. : music ; 23 cm xiii, 118 pages : music ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-115) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-115) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0521372291 0521378311 (pbk.) 0521378311 9780521372299 9780521378314 (pbk.) 9780521378314 |