est usually referred simply musical setting verses book latin solo singers chorus orchestra important compositions longest completely work performed described culminating point career artist important ambitious structurally complex religious compositions greatest works composed performed september performance paris months later disaster attributed inadequate performers insufficient rehearsals led mutual work published recorded recording conducted composer intended concert use chose text freely early chapters book movements large central movement surrounded shorter ones composed setting acknowledged influenced considered likely works renaissance composers including influenced studied music history composed summer spring beginning august piano nightclub hotel staying venice completing march year performed september hall venice dedicated performance director recently died paris performance november disastrous according failed undertaking obtain adequate performers obtain broke times audience response refused return bow gradually descended said conduct paris felt called concert writing diary immediately performance concert life blaming result adds promised failed share blame concert despite pleas family friends including wife conceding performance insisted fact participate piano rehearsals tried vain persuade firm singers concluded good conductor terribly conductor problems singers compounded orchestra ill prepared craft agreeing singers absolutely awful protested chosen agent charge festival conducted recording january recording reissued times published forms release works sony published conducting score difficult shortage bar lines asked said voices rhythmic bar lines cut line recommended conductor merely count music counts revised edition changes barring issued tone technique earlier 1950s exclusively orchestration scored soprano tenor bass chorus orchestra second doubling alto bass horns alto tenor bass piano strings actually listed publisher orchestration list head score specification score instruments named italian called french german alto played french word italian general attributes text wrote venice use chose words suit musical purposes complete text included analysis text includes hebrew letters begin verses chapters set chorus likened series illuminated initials manuscript musical style described treatment pitch kind contrasting repetition ballet scores makes extensive use uses chanting choir time score calls large orchestra uses preferring small groups individually selected instruments time principal tone row makes considerable use possibilities row use tone technique depth work relying free combination selection repetition character music actually different earlier works beginning example especially repeated notes alto solo repeated response chorus recalls les short passages strings chorus near beginning setting hebrew letters reminiscent places influences work likely influenced choir composed published year said liked work read treatise tone shows contact decision rely beat section instance finds expressive like acknowledging studied settings works believe influenced music observed example male quartet episode probably suggested sum things better characterized influences series structures found sketches differs fundamentally row actually relevance unclear movements movements corresponding chapters texts work taken following summary detailed musical analysis complete latin text english king james version bible available thesis short orchestral introduction movement begins words begins prophet music sets chapter verses hebrew letter verse movement uses text chapter hebrew letter preceding block verses longer movements combined divided sections complaint uses verses sense hope uses verses uses verses far shortest movement work begins words prayer prophet music sets chapter verses hebrew letters associated text discography est conducting bass columbia conducting recorded january new_york recording new_york columbia_records reissued choral works recorded legacy set cbs reissued vol set sony reissued disc sacred works vol set sony classical new_york symphony simon international piano quartet percussion ensemble soprano soprano tenor soprano soprano recorded january recorded january recorded june recorded abbey road studio london england new_york requiem soprano alto tenor tenor bass bass recorded october classics
Threni (Stravinsky)