Janacek: Glagolitic Mass (Cambridge Music Handbooks), Wingfield, Paul, Very Good

Jancek: Glagolitic MassAuthor(s): Paul Wingfield\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521389013, 978-0521389013\nSynopsis\nThe Glagolitic Mass, written between 1926 and 1927, is not only one of Jancek's most important works: it is also a masterpiece of the twentieth-century choral repertoire. In this fascinating account of the work and its history, Paul Wingfield brings together material from early articles and reviews, letters and manuscripts which form a comprehensive account of the work's genesis and performance history. The author also provides a thorough revision of the Old Church Slavonic text along with English translation, and reconstructs Jancek's 'ideal' version of the work - far more exciting than the less adventurous rearrangement currently performed. Chapters on the music itself offer a full synopsis of the Glagolitic Mass, an in-depth discussion of its musical organisation and a sele.