Verdi's Four Sacred Pieces are both a testament to the composer's religious faith and a sublime summation of his musical career. Initially performed separately, in accordance with Verdi's wishes, these choral masterworks are now most often regarded as a set, in recognition that they represent his last outpouring of genius. The Ave Maria is harmonically complex and based on a hybrid scale of half steps and whole tones, but the overall effect is serene, rather than unsettling. The Stabat Mater is more elaborate, outlining the ...
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Verdi's Four Sacred Pieces are both a testament to the composer's religious faith and a sublime summation of his musical career. Initially performed separately, in accordance with Verdi's wishes, these choral masterworks are now most often regarded as a set, in recognition that they represent his last outpouring of genius. The Ave Maria is harmonically complex and based on a hybrid scale of half steps and whole tones, but the overall effect is serene, rather than unsettling. The Stabat Mater is more elaborate, outlining the sorrows of Mary in subtle harmonic and tonal shifts, yet it proceeds economically in a contrapuntal style based on sixteenth century models. Laudi alla Vergine Maria, an Italian text set for women's voices, shares the gentle, devotional quality of the Ave Maria. The Te Deum has the widest scope and closely follows the meaning of the text, with great variety of expression and highly dramatic contrasts. Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms was written shortly after his return to the...
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Add this copy of Verdi: Quattro Pezzi Sacri (Four Sacred Pieces) / to cart. $7.00, very good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Telarc Distribution.
