Six Masses in Full Score [平装] 0486270866

The composer’s most-admired Masses, among them the moving "Coronation" Mass in C Major, composed in Salzburg in 1779, and the great Mass in C Minor, which Mozart wrote at the time of his marriage in 1782. Composed in the symphonic-operatic style typical of the late 18th century, and scored for chorus, solo voices and orchestra, they are reprinted from the authoritative edition published by Breitkopf Hrtel. Translations of texts. Lists of instruments. .com Review Mozart was hardly a religious man, notwithstanding his time inthe employ of the Archbishop of Salzburg, but his settings of theMass, however mercenary the conditions of their composition, stillresonate with a deep spirituality. This Dover edition provides sixsettings in the order in which they were composed (between 1774 and1783): the Missa Brevis in F Major, K.192/186F; the Missa Longa in CMajor, K.262/246A; the Missa Brevis in C Major, K.258; theCoronation mass in C Major, K.317; the Missa Solemnis inC Major, K.337; and the Mass in C Minor, K.427/417A. Dover editions,which are reprints of out-of-copyright volumes originally issued byother publishers, are invaluable for observing how Mozart constructedthese compositions. Because they're in full score and are thusdifficult to realize on the piano or organ, the compositions are lessuseful to the average working musician who wants to perform the workin question. They are also apt to be short on English translations;happily, the words of the Mass are both standard and easy to findelsewhere. 书评 .com Mozart was hardly a religious man, notwithstanding his time in the employ of the Archbishop of Salzburg, but his settings of the Mass, however mercenary the conditions of their composition, still resonate with a deep spirituality. This Dover edition provides six settings in the order in which they were composed (between 1774 and 1783): the Missa Brevis in F Major, K.192/186F; the Missa Longa in C Major, K.262/246A; the Missa Brevis in C Major, K.258; the Coronation mass in C Major, K.317; the Missa Solemnis in C Major, K.337; and the Mass in C Minor, K.427/417A. Dover editions, which are reprints of out-of-copyright volumes originally issued by other publishers, are invaluable for observing how Mozart constructed these compositions. Because they''re in full score and are thus difficult to realize on the piano or organ, the compositions are less useful to the average working musician who wants to perform the work in question. They are also apt to be short on English translations; happily, the words of the Mass are both standard and easy to find elsewhere.

出版社	Dover Publications Inc.
作者	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart