Requiem in Full Score (Dover Miniature Music Scores)
By Giuseppe Verdi.
Description
Widely considered Verdi's masterpiece, the Requiem was written in 1873 as a tribute to poet, novelist, and patriot Alessandro Manzoni, one of the few individuals whom Verdi revered. Reflecting the powerful theatrical tradition in which the composer worked all his life, the "Manzoni" Requiem has been called Verdi's greatest operatic achievement. Grove's Dictionary noted that "the Mass for the Dead provided [Verdi] with one of the most dramatic texts and some of the most dramatic situations he had ever set, and he responded to them with high inspiration, rhythmic...
ISBN(s)
0486404226, 9780486404226
