"'When was the score of the Requiem completed?' is a question that everyone has asked; . . .but Wolff goes on to ask: 'Where do the technical and stylistic premises for the Requiem lie, and to what extent could these be taken into account after Mozart's death?' This question is rich in implications, central to the uniqueness of the work, and virtually undiscussed in the Mozart literature."—Thomas Bauman, co-author of Mozart's Operas
The writing of a requiem is a special challenge for any composer. The great requiems of the past by composers such as Mozart, Verdi and Berlioz interpret the sacred requiem text literally, offering prayers of salvation for the departed, whose souls are assumed to be in purgatory facing a terrible judgment. Eternal Light: A Requiem, by the Emmy Award winning British composer and internationally acclaimed broadcaster Howard Goodall is a stunning new requiem for the modern day. In contrast it is intended to provide solace to the grieving, reflecting on the words of the Latin Mass by juxtaposing them with poems in English. Speaking about the work, Howard Goodall said, "For me, a modern requiem is one that acknowledges the unbearable loss and emptiness that accompanies the death of loved ones, a loss that is not easily ameliorated with platitudes about the joy awaiting us in the afterlife. This, like Brahms', is a requiem for the living, addressing their suffering and endurance, a requiem focusing on the consequences of interrupted lives." Also available in single octavo format, is Lead, Kindly Light (057153323X). Buy digital tracks from iTunes. Complete CD also available from Amazon.com.
A work of emotional power and sublime beauty, Mozart's Requiem provides the ultimate voice to the composer's genius. This authoritative piano-vocal version includes a full translation of the Latin text.
Complete, unabridged orchestral score of immensely popular, often recorded work. One of Verdi's finest compositions — called by some his greatest opera — the "Requiem" is scored for 4 solo voices (soprano, mezzo soprano, tenor, bass), chorus, and orchestra. New translations of German frontmatter, glossary of German terms. Large, clear format. C. F. Peters edition edited by Kurt Soldan.
Upon the death of the Italian writer and humanist Alessandro Manzoni, whom Verdi had admired all his adult life, Verdi resolved to complete a Requiem for Manzoni. The Requiem was first performed in 1874, the first anniversary of Manzoni's death. Choral score for SATB or SSAATTBB with S, MS, T, B Soli, including piano accompaniment, with text in Latin and English.
Written between 1887 and 1890, Gabriel Faure’s setting of the requiem is a departure from traditional structure. Faure said the following of his work: "It has been said that my Requiem does not express the fear of death and someone has called it a lullaby of death. But it is thus that I see death: as a happy deliverance, an aspiration towards happiness above, rather than as a painful experience." This score represents the choral portion of the Requiem, each voice on a separate staff, including solos, with both Latin and English text. This book has an orchestra reduction for either piano or organ accompaniment by Malcolm Binney. Includes: * Introit et Kyrie * Offertoire * Sanctus * Pie Jesu * Agnus Dei * Libera Me * In Paradisum
Considered by many to be Verdi's finest composition, this highly dramatic work is a tour de force of melodic invention, technical mastery, and virtuoso orchestration.
This newly edited version of Mozart's Requiem (K.626) matches up this piano vocal score with a new set of orchestra parts (available separately). Previous versions of this work by other publishers are traditionally littered with mistakes and wrong notes / instructions / inconsistent dynamics, which have been fixed in this edition, including the addition of rehearsal marks which correspond with the conductor score and orchestra parts. Mozart's 1791 work (completed by Süssmayr in 1792) comprises fourteen movements in eight sections: I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam (Chorus and solo Soprano), II. Kyrie (Chorus), III. Sequenz: 1. Dies irae (Chorus), 2. Tuba mirum (four soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass), 3. Rex tremendae (Chorus), 4. Recordare (Chorus), 5. Confutatis (Chorus), 6. Lacrimosa (Chorus), IV. Offertorium: 1. Domine Jesu (Chorus with Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass soloists), 2. Hostias (Chorus), V. Sanctus (Chorus), VI. Benedictus (Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass soloists with Chorus), VII. Agnus Dei (Chorus) and VIII. Communio: Lux aeterna (Soprano solo with Chorus). It has become one of the most popular works for choirs throughout the world, and notably features the ever popular choral piece, 'Lacrimosa'. This is frequently a major study work at conservatoires and universities. This new edition is for chorus, soloists and piano.