{"product_id":"beethoven-missa-solemnis-paperback-9780521378314","title":"Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (Paperback) 9780521378314","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeethoven: Missa Solemnis\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWilliam Drabkin considers Beethoven's Missa Solemnis as a musical expression of the most celebrated text of the Roman Catholic faith - the mass.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Drabkin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521378314, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 29 November 1991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e136 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 cm, 0.2 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Critical perspectives\u003cbr\u003e 2. Composition, performance and publication history\u003cbr\u003e 3. Preliminaries to the analysis\u003cbr\u003e 4. Kyrie\u003cbr\u003e 5. Gloria\u003cbr\u003e 6. Credo\u003cbr\u003e 7. Sanctus\u003cbr\u003e 8. Agnus Dei\u003cbr\u003e 9. Concluding thoughts.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Individual%20composers%20\u0026amp;%20musicians,%20specific%20bands%20\u0026amp;%20groups%20%5BAVH%5D%22\"\u003eAVH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001712300312,"sku":"9780521378314","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521378314i_f4d8beeb-d7fa-4397-aee8-cc4605218904.jpg?v=1691376054","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/beethoven-missa-solemnis-paperback-9780521378314","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}