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

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 sections, 11 parts total
Composition Year 1904-05 (perhaps 1898-1905)
Genre Categories Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 4 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the baritone voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language

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 Complete Score (EU)
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Editor Thomas Beecham (1879–1961)
Robert Threlfall (1918–2014)
Publisher. Info. Frederick Delius: Complete Works, Vol.10
London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1994 [c1987].
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Parts

 Flute 1/Piccolo
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⇒ 38 more: Flute 2 • Flute 3 • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Oboe 3/English Horn • Bass Oboe/English Horn • Clarinet 1 (B♭/A) • Clarinet 2 (B♭/A) • Clarient 3 (B♭/A) • Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Bassoon 3 • Contrabassoon • Horn 1 (F/E/E♭) • Horn 2 (F/E/E♭) • Horn 3 (F/E/E♭) • Horn 4 (F/E/E♭) • Horn 5 (F/E) • Horn 6 (F/E) • Trumpet 1 (C/E/E♭) • Trumpet 2 (C/E/E♭) • Trumpet 3 (C/E/E♭) • Trumpet 4 (C) • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Bass Trombone • Tuba • Timpani • Snare Drum/Tam-Tam/Castanets/Triangle • Bass Drum/Cymbals/Triangle/Glockenspiel/Bells • Harp 1 • Harp 2 • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Flute 2
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 Flute 3
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 Oboe 1
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 Oboe 2
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 Oboe 3/English Horn
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 Bass Oboe/English Horn
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 Clarinet 1 (B♭/A)
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 Clarinet 2 (B♭/A)
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 Clarient 3 (B♭/A)
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 Bass Clarinet (B♭)
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 Bassoon 1
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 Bassoon 2
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 Bassoon 3
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 Contrabassoon
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 Horn 1 (F/E/E♭)
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 Horn 2 (F/E/E♭)
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 Horn 3 (F/E/E♭)
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 Horn 4 (F/E/E♭)
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 Horn 5 (F/E)
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 Horn 6 (F/E)
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 Trumpet 1 (C/E/E♭)
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 Trumpet 2 (C/E/E♭)
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 Trumpet 3 (C/E/E♭)
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 Trumpet 4 (C)
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 Trombone 1
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 Trombone 2
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 Bass Trombone
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 Tuba
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 Timpani
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 Snare Drum/Tam-Tam/Castanets/Triangle
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 Bass Drum/Cymbals/Triangle/Glockenspiel/Bells
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 Harp 1
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 Harp 2
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Basses
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Editor Thomas Beecham (1879–1961)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Harmonie Verlag, 1908. Plate 223.
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 Complete Score
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Arranger Otto Singer II (1863–1931), piano reduction
Language German / English
Translator John Bernhoff (1859–ca.1925), English text
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Harmonie Verlag, 1907.
Reprinted Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d. Plate U.E. 3908.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Not the Monatsbericht (1924), p.208 reprint (which is 148 pp).
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General Information

Work Title A Mass of Life
Alternative. Title Eine Messe des Lebens
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
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IFD 24
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 sections, 11 parts total
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1904-05 (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)
Arthur Krönig (1856–1901), section 6 of part II
Average DurationAvg. Duration 135 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail
3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 3 oboes (3rd also English horn), English horn (also bass oboe)
3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon
6 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
snare drum, tam-tam, castanets, triangle,
bass drum, cymbals, glockenspiel, bells
2 harps, strings
External Links Wikipedia article
Delius Catalog
Extra Information 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.
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