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SUMMARY:Messa di Gloria
DESCRIPTION:Two titans of the Guildford music scene are reunited in this up
 lifting summer concert of joyful choral and orchestral works.\n\nHaydn: Te
  Deum in C\nDvořák: Symphony no 8 \nPuccini: Messa di Gloria\n\nPucci
 ni\, nowadays universally thought of as Mr Grand Italian Opera\, in fact h
 ailed from a renowned line of church musicians and might have written a gr
 eat deal of religious music but for the siren call of the stage. His Messa
  di Gloria was originally a graduation exercise\, but is an astonishingly 
 mature and assured work. A relentlessly cheerful piece that fully deserves
  its ‘glorious’ nickname\, the sentiment might be religious but the st
 yle is undeniably operatic\, with choruses as grand as anything in Tosca o
 r La Boheme and soloists given generous roles by one of the finest ever wr
 iters for the human voice.\n\nAlthough one of classical music’s great pr
 actical jokers\, the amiable Haydn was also a deeply religious man who sig
 ned every score with a dedication ‘to the glory of God’. His Te Deum i
 n C was written in his maturity after a long line of famous mass settings\
 , shortly before he embarked on The Creation. It is written for an unusual
 ly large orchestra for the time\, with a panoply of trumpets and trombones
  deployed to underline its joyous\, exultant message.\n\nDvořák's 8th Sy
 mphony has long been one of the most beloved of his works by musicians and
  audiences alike. Lyrical and full of sunshine\, from the soaring cello op
 ening it showcases both his masterful orchestration and his supreme genius
  for melody\, packing almost as many memorable tunes into one piece as oth
 er composers managed in a lifetime.\nDOWNLOADS\nPoster PDF / JPG\n \n\nFo
 r full event details\, visit: https://www.guildfordchoral.org/messa-di-glo
 ria
URL:https://www.guildfordchoral.org/messa-di-gloria
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