'Allegri's Miserere' in the Sistine Chapel

Author:   Graham O'Reilly
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
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9781783274871


Pages:   388
Publication Date:   29 May 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Graham O'Reilly
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   The Boydell Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9781783274871


ISBN 10:   1783274875
Pages:   388
Publication Date:   29 May 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction - Myth and reality Part One: The 16th and 17th centuries 1. Context 2. Creation 3. Transformation Part Two: The 18th century 4. Show business 5. 18th century sources 1 - Blainville and Mozart 6. 18th century sources 2 - The Paris and Manchester manuscripts 7. 'Con suoi rifiorimente, come si deve eseguire' - What the earliest ornamented manuscripts show Part Three: The 19th century 8. The Papal Choir in the 19th century 1 - Giuseppe Baini 9. 19th century sources 1 - British Library Add. MS 31525 and related manuscripts 10. 19th century sources 2 - Alfieri's Il Salmo Miserere of 1840 11. The Papal Choir in the 19th century 2 - Domenico Mustafà 12. 19th century sources 3 - The Vatican manuscript of Domenico Mustafà Part Four: Performing the Miserere in the 20th century 13. The current 'popular' version of the Allegri Miserere: the 'English Miserere' 14. Introduction to the editions 15. Aspects of performance practice 1 - Performing pitch 16. Aspects of performance practice 2 - Expression 17. Aspects of performance practice 3 - Performing forces 18. Conclusion Part Five: Appendices, editions and notes Bibliography

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"This is an essential read for amateur and professional choral singers and directors, but [also] for music lovers, giving an inspiring insight into the complexities of musical transmission and the development of musical interpretation through the ages. * Andrew Benson-Wilson: Early Music Reviews * [An] absorbing volume. . . . [T]his book is a fascinating account of an institution as well as of the multiple transformations of a piece of music that in consequence of its textural uncertainties, as O'Reilly comments, has ""only really existed within a performance context."" -- Thomas Cooper * The Consort *"


This is an essential read for amateur and professional choral singers and directors, but [also] for music lovers, giving an inspiring insight into the complexities of musical transmission and the development of musical interpretation through the ages.--Andrew Benson-Wilson: Early Music Reviews


"This is an essential read for amateur and professional choral singers and directors, but [also] for music lovers, giving an inspiring insight into the complexities of musical transmission and the development of musical interpretation through the ages. * Andrew Benson-Wilson: Early Music Reviews * [An] absorbing volume. . . . [T]his book is a fascinating account of an institution as well as of the multiple transformations of a piece of music that in consequence of its textural uncertainties, as O'Reilly comments, has ""only really existed within a performance context."" -- Thomas Cooper * The Consort * It is the open and yet historically anchored attitude of the author that makes his approach so valuable and his book so worth reading. * JOURNAL FOR SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY MUSIC * Graham O'Reilly opens the door to amazing, and perhaps unexpected, ways of interpreting this iconic work. Whether you are a performer of this work or merely an appreciative listener, O'Reilly's text should be an important and illuminating part of your own journey. * THE JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ANGLICAN MUSCIANS * O'Reilly has produced a comprehensive and definitive account that asks and answers all the relevant questions about this extraordinary work. Most importantly, there is, for the first time, a convincing account of the Papal Choir's performance practice. The book should be compulsory reading for anyone intending to programme, direct, or perform this remarkable piece. * JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL EARLY MUSIC ASSOCIATION * O'Reilly writes in an engaging manner and tells the story particularly from the perspective of a performer and conductor. -- Noel O'Regan * MUSIC & LETTERS * Author and conductor Graham O'Reilly unravels the historical and musical threads in a meticulous and entertaining narrative. * Opera News * The entire story has now been told by Graham O'Reilly in an academically rigorous yet thrilling narrated and beautifully written book. There are parts of the story that might do service as the basis for a Netflix blockbuster. -- Richard Osborne * THE OLDIE *"


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GRAHAM O'REILLY is founder and conductor of the French-based Ensemble William Byrd, which recorded the Miserere from a late Vatican manuscript in 2000.

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