"The handbook is concise yet packed with information....Rosen's book would make a fine addition to the choral director's library. Whether used as a guide for listening or as a resource in preparing for performance, Verdi: Requiem offers insight, perspective, histprical backgorund, and critical analysis with clarity and conciseness." Lewis W. Gordon, Choral Journal

• Preface; 1. The genesis of the Messa da Requiem per l'Anniversario della morte di Manzoni 22 maggio 1874; 2. The premiere, subsequent performance history, and performance practices; 3. Requiem e Kyrie; 4. Dies irae; 5. Offertorio; 6. Sanctus; 7. Agnus Dei; 8. Lux aeterna; 9. The Libera me and its genesis; 10. Two revisions; 11. The 'unità musicale' of the Requiem; 12. A question of genre; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

"The handbook is concise yet packed with information....Rosen's book would make a fine addition to the choral director's library. Whether used as a guide for listening or as a resource in preparing for performance, Verdi: Requiem offers insight, perspective, histprical backgorund, and critical analysis with clarity and conciseness." Lewis W. Gordon, Choral Journal

• Preface; 1. The genesis of the Messa da Requiem per l'Anniversario della morte di Manzoni 22 maggio 1874; 2. The premiere, subsequent performance history, and performance practices; 3. Requiem e Kyrie; 4. Dies irae; 5. Offertorio; 6. Sanctus; 7. Agnus Dei; 8. Lux aeterna; 9. The Libera me and its genesis; 10. Two revisions; 11. The 'unità musicale' of the Requiem; 12. A question of genre; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

"The handbook is concise yet packed with information....Rosen's book would make a fine addition to the choral director's library. Whether used as a guide for listening or as a resource in preparing for performance, Verdi: Requiem offers insight, perspective, histprical backgorund, and critical analysis with clarity and conciseness." Lewis W. Gordon, Choral Journal

• Preface; 1. The genesis of the Messa da Requiem per l'Anniversario della morte di Manzoni 22 maggio 1874; 2. The premiere, subsequent performance history, and performance practices; 3. Requiem e Kyrie; 4. Dies irae; 5. Offertorio; 6. Sanctus; 7. Agnus Dei; 8. Lux aeterna; 9. The Libera me and its genesis; 10. Two revisions; 11. The 'unità musicale' of the Requiem; 12. A question of genre; Notes; Bibliography; Index.