Review (PDF) Mass In G: Full Score, Full Score (Faber Edition)
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Series: Faber Edition
Paperback: 4 pages
Publisher: Alfred Music (December 1, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0571517196
ISBN-13: 978-0571517190
Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.1 x 12 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,611,171 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #89 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Sheet Music & Scores > Composers > Schubert #373 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Songbooks > Choral #474 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Sheet Music & Scores > Historical Period > Early Romantic
I'm a little surprised at the negative reviews here. They seem to be posted by people who went looking for the vocal or choral score to the Mass, and were upset that they'd ordered the wrong thing. There's a lesson here for choral musicians: "Full score" means what the conductor uses; "Vocal score" means for chorus, soloists, and accompanist; "Choral score" means just the choral parts (often lacking accompaniment or even keyboard reduction of vocal parts).This score doesn't deserve a low rating just because a customer made a mistake. It seems to be a well-prepared edition of the Mass. A few points:* This is the later, less-well-known, full-orchestra version of the Mass, based on the parts discovered at Klosterneuberg in the 1980s.* The engraving by Carus-Verlag is significantly easier to read. They publish both the original strings-and-organ version and the later full-orchestra version (by a different editor).* I haven't done any scholarly comparison between this edition and other full-orchestra editions, so I can't recommend it over, say, the Carus. I'm not sure whose scholarship is better. (There are some subjective judgements to be made by editors of this score, as Schubert's manuscript is not always clear — for example, in the case of start- and end-points of hairpins.)But if you're studying or conducting the Mass, it seems reliable.
The print is fairly small but it's readable. This is a FULL SCORE, which means in addition to SATB parts, there are orchestral string parts, as well. Not too bad, and it'll do, but I would have preferred a pure SATB version.
I can't believe I'm supposed to sing from this score! The type face and notes are so much smaller than other editions!
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