Dies Irae - A Guide to Requiem Music (Hardcover, New)

Since time immemorial, the response of the living to death has been to commemorate the life of the departed through ceremonies and rituals. For nearly two millennia, the Christian quest for eternal peace has been expressed in a poetic-musical structure known as the requiem. Traditional requiem texts, among them the anonymous medieval Latin poem Dies Irae ("Day of Wrath"), have inspired an untold number of composers in different ages and serving different religions, Western and Eastern. This book, the first comprehensive survey of requiem music for nearly half a century, provides a great deal of diverse and detailed information that will be of use to the professional musician, the musical scholar, the choral conductor, the theologian and liturgist, and the general reader. The main body of the guide is a description of some 250 requiems. Each entry includes a concise biography of the composer and a description of the composition. Details of voicing, orchestration, editions, and discography are given. An extensive bibliography includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, prayer books, monographs, and articles. An appendix lists more than 1700 requiems not discussed within the main text.

General

Imprint:	Scarecrow Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2003
First published:	July 2003
Authors:	Robert Chase
Foreword by:	Jahja Ling
Dimensions:	243 x 167 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	736
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8108-4664-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Other types of music > Sacred & religious music Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General Books > Music > Other types of music > Sacred & religious music Promotions
LSN:	0-8108-4664-0
Barcode:	9780810846647

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!