Marc-Antoine Charpentier's "Pestis Mediolanensis" (The Plague of Milan): Dramatic Motet for Soloists, Double Chorus, Woodwinds, Strings, and Continuo (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807878750)

The Plague of Milan (c. 1680) is commonly called an oratorio but is best described as a motet. The text, a description of the charitable acts of the Bishop of Milan during the bubonic plague of 1576, is based on Charpentier's holograph manuscript and includes a full score for soloists, double chorus, winds, and strings. This edition includes an analysis of the music and text, a translation of the test, a discussion of editorial problems, and a collection of writings on the work.

Originally published in 1979.

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Author: H. Wiley Hitchcock
ISBN-10: 0807878758
ISBN-13: 9780807878750
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2011
Pages: 82
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.10w x 0.30d