A Mass of Life, RT II/4 (Delius, Frederick)

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Arranger Otto Singer II (1863-1931), piano reduction
Language German/English
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Harmonie Verlag, 1907.
Reprinted Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d. Plate U.E. 3908.
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Misc. Notes #473047: 600 dpi. Page size is 9.00 x 11.82 inches. UE: not the Hofmeister's Monatsbericht (1924), p.208 reprint, which is 148 pp.
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General Information

Work Title Eine Messe des Lebens
Alternative. Title A Mass of Life
Name Translations 人生のミサ
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: n85205441; BNF: 16640718v
Composer Delius, Frederick
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. RT II/4
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFD 24
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 sections, 11 parts total
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1904-1905 (perhaps 1898-1905)
First Performance. 1909
First Publication. 1907
Librettist Fritz Cassirer (1871-1926), after Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
Language German
Dedication Fritz Cassirer (1871-1926), also Arthur Krönig (section 6 of part II)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 135 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, double chorus, orchestra
Voices
Mixed Chorus (SATB)
Orchestra
3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 3 oboes, English horn (also bass oboe), 3 clarinets,
bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon
6 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
percussion, 2 harps, strings
External Links Wikipedia article
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According to Wikipedia, Cassirer's input consisted mostly in selecting passages from Nietzsche's text.

Not, it seems, currently listed by Universal Edition on their website.