Janáček, Glagolitic mass
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Janáček, Glagolitic mass
（Cambridge music handbooks）
Cambridge University Press, 1992
- : hard
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-131) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Glagolitic Mass, written between 1926 and 1927, is not only one of Janacek'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 Janacek'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 Janacek and others.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Note on musical examples, bar numbers, abbreviations and translations
- Introduction
- 1. Genesis and reception
- 2. The (Old?) Church Slavonic text
- 3. The authentic score
- 4. Synopsis
- 5. Introduction to the musical organisation
- 6. Literature 1927-30
- Notes
- Principal sources of the Glagolitic Mass
- Bibliography
- Index.
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