Janácek: Glagolitic Mass

di Paul Wingfield (Autore)

Cambridge University Press, 1992

The Glagolitic Mass, written between 1926 and 1927, is not only one of Janácek's most important works: it is also a masterpiece of the twentieth-century choral repertoire. In this fascinating account of the work and its history, Paul Wingfield brings together material from early articles and reviews, letters and manuscripts which form a comprehensive account of the work's genesis and performance history. The author also provides a thorough revision of the Old Church Slavonic text along with English translation, and reconstructs Janácek's 'ideal' version of the work - far more exciting than the less adventurous rearrangement currently performed. Chapters on the music itself offer a full synopsis of the Glagolitic Mass, an in-depth discussion of its musical organisation and a selection of key interpretations of the piece by Janácek and others.

• Autore: Paul Wingfield
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Music Handbooks
• Anno: 1992
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 148 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 140 mm
• Peso: 340 gr.
• EAN: 9780521380133

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