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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 the overall design, connections between the movements, the orchestration, word painting and programmatic elements.

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Book category Books in English The arts Music Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups

• Full title: Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
• Author: William Drabkin
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136
• EAN: 9780521378314
• ISBN: 0521378311
• ID: 02028941
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 188 g
• Dimensions: 217 × 140 × 9 mm
• Date of publishing: 29. November 1991

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