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Messa da Requiem

for the Anniversary of the Death of Manzoni

22 May 1874

 

Critical Edition by
DAVID ROSEN

The University of Chicago Press 1990

VOCAL PARTS:
SOLOISTS: Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Bass
Chorus: Sopranos, Contraltos, Tenors, Basses

Instrumentation: Piccolo/Flute, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 4 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 4 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Ophicleide, Timpani, Bass Drum, Strings
Offstage: 4 Trumpets
Performance time: 1 h 20 m

The critical edition of the Messa da Requiem includes as appendix items the 1874 version of the "Liber scriptus" (4-part chorus and orchestra) and the "Libera me, Domine from the Messa per Rossini (summer 1869), the first version of what later became that portion of the Dies irae in the Requiem for Manzoni.

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