Acknowledgements; Note on musical examples, bar numbers, abbreviations and translations; Introduction; 1. Genesis and reception; 2. The (Old?) Church Slavonic text; 3. The authentic score; 4. Synopsis; 5. Introduction to the musical organisation; 6. Literature 1927–30; Notes; Principal sources of the Glagolitic Mass; Bibliography; Index.
In this fascinating description of Janácek's most important works The Glagolithic Mass and its history, Paul Wingfield brings together information on all significant aspects of the work.
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