Mozart's Requiem

Mozart's Requiem

For The Beginning Pianist with Downloadable MP3s

By David Dutkanicz

$9.95

Publication Date: 12th February 2020

According to legend, a mysterious stranger commissioned Mozart to create a requiem mass and the dying composer felt cursed by fate to write his own funeral hymn. Scholars, commentators, playwrights, and novelists have speculated for more than 200 years over the stranger-than-fiction reality behind Mozart's Requiem, and the work remains a favorite with performers and audiences around the world.
Beginning pianists of all ages can play selections from Mozart's final masterpiece with these special arrangements. Editor David Dutkanicz has expertly simplified the work and provided b... Read More
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According to legend, a mysterious stranger commissioned Mozart to create a requiem mass and the dying composer felt cursed by fate to write his own funeral hymn. Scholars, commentators, playwrights, and novelists have speculated for more than 200 years over the stranger-than-fiction reality behind Mozart's Requiem, and the work remains a favorite with performers and audiences around the world.
Beginning pianists of all ages can play selections from Mozart's final masterpiece with these special arrangements. Editor David Dutkanicz has expertly simplified the work and provided b... Read More
Description
According to legend, a mysterious stranger commissioned Mozart to create a requiem mass and the dying composer felt cursed by fate to write his own funeral hymn. Scholars, commentators, playwrights, and novelists have speculated for more than 200 years over the stranger-than-fiction reality behind Mozart's Requiem, and the work remains a favorite with performers and audiences around the world.
Beginning pianists of all ages can play selections from Mozart's final masterpiece with these special arrangements. Editor David Dutkanicz has expertly simplified the work and provided brief notes and performance suggestions. MP3 files for each piece are available for download (see inside for details).

Dover Original.

This book includes free downloadable MP3s of each piece. Click here to listen now.
Details
  • Price: $9.95
  • Pages: 48
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Classical Piano Music For Beginners
  • Publication Date: 12th February 2020
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 11 in
  • ISBN: 9780486838984
  • Format: Paperback
  • Age: 4-99
  • BISACs:
    MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Choral
    MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical
    MUSIC / Printed Music / Piano & Keyboard Repertoire
    MUSIC / Religious / Christian
    MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Children's
Author Bio
A child prodigy who blossomed into the Classical era's most influential composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91) wrote more than 600 works in his brief life. His oeuvre encompasses a wide variety of genres, including symphonic, chamber, operatic, and choral music.
Former Dover editor David Dutkanicz holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, New York University, and Columbia University. He is the editor of several books in this series.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
 
Introduction                                                  
Introitus (opening)                                      
“Te decet hymnus” from Introitus                   
“Requiem aeternam dona eis” from Introitus
“Et lux perpetua” from Introitus                  
Kyrie                                                               
Dies irae from Sequentia                                      
Tuba mirum (opening) from Sequentia                
“Mors stupebit et natura” from Tuba mirum         
Rex tremendae from Sequentia                                
Recordare (opening) from Sequentia                     
“Ne me perdas” from Recordare                              
“Ingemisco tamquam reus” from Recordare          
Confutatis from Sequentia                                   
“Oro supplex” from Confutatis                                 
Lacrimosa from Sequentia                                       
Domine Jesu from Offertorium                               
Hostias from Offertorium                                       
Sanctus                                                  
“Osanna in excelsis” from Sanctus                     
Benedictus                                                            
Agnus Dei                                                         
“Dona eis” from Agnus Dei                              
Lux aeterna from Communion                         
According to legend, a mysterious stranger commissioned Mozart to create a requiem mass and the dying composer felt cursed by fate to write his own funeral hymn. Scholars, commentators, playwrights, and novelists have speculated for more than 200 years over the stranger-than-fiction reality behind Mozart's Requiem, and the work remains a favorite with performers and audiences around the world.
Beginning pianists of all ages can play selections from Mozart's final masterpiece with these special arrangements. Editor David Dutkanicz has expertly simplified the work and provided brief notes and performance suggestions. MP3 files for each piece are available for download (see inside for details).

Dover Original.

This book includes free downloadable MP3s of each piece. Click here to listen now.
  • Price: $9.95
  • Pages: 48
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Classical Piano Music For Beginners
  • Publication Date: 12th February 2020
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 11 in
  • ISBN: 9780486838984
  • Format: Paperback
  • Age: 4-99
  • BISACs:
    MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Choral
    MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical
    MUSIC / Printed Music / Piano & Keyboard Repertoire
    MUSIC / Religious / Christian
    MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Children's
A child prodigy who blossomed into the Classical era's most influential composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91) wrote more than 600 works in his brief life. His oeuvre encompasses a wide variety of genres, including symphonic, chamber, operatic, and choral music.
Former Dover editor David Dutkanicz holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, New York University, and Columbia University. He is the editor of several books in this series.
CONTENTS
 
Introduction                                                  
Introitus (opening)                                      
“Te decet hymnus” from Introitus                   
“Requiem aeternam dona eis” from Introitus
“Et lux perpetua” from Introitus                  
Kyrie                                                               
Dies irae from Sequentia                                      
Tuba mirum (opening) from Sequentia                
“Mors stupebit et natura” from Tuba mirum         
Rex tremendae from Sequentia                                
Recordare (opening) from Sequentia                     
“Ne me perdas” from Recordare                              
“Ingemisco tamquam reus” from Recordare          
Confutatis from Sequentia                                   
“Oro supplex” from Confutatis                                 
Lacrimosa from Sequentia                                       
Domine Jesu from Offertorium                               
Hostias from Offertorium                                       
Sanctus                                                  
“Osanna in excelsis” from Sanctus                     
Benedictus                                                            
Agnus Dei                                                         
“Dona eis” from Agnus Dei                              
Lux aeterna from Communion