A Mass of Life
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A Mass of Life is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by English composer Frederick Delius, inspired by Nietzsche’s philosophical writings and noted for its rich, impressionistic harmonies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Mass of Life canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
choral-orchestral work
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secular choral work ⓘ |
| basedOn | Also sprach Zarathustra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Frederick Delius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | English ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| form | concert work ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| inCatalogueOf | works of Frederick Delius ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical writings ⓘ |
| instrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
complex choral writing
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large-scale forces ⓘ rich orchestration ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Eine Messe des Lebens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCharacter | secular ⓘ |
| structure | two parts ⓘ |
| style |
impressionistic harmonies
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late-Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Nietzschean philosophy
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affirmation of life ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Friedrich Nietzsche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
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soloists ⓘ |
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