a ISBN 0-907689-248-

a ISBN 0-907689-256-

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number ML410.V4

b Item number .T65 1997

a Dewey Classification 782.1092

a Personal name Toller Owen

a Title Pfitzner's Palestrina :

b Remainder of title the 'musical legend' and its background /

c Statement of responsibility, etc Owen Toller ; with a preface by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc [Dunstable] :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Toccata Press,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1997.

a Extent 310 p. :

b Other physical details ill., 1 facsim., 1 map, music, ports. ;

c Dimensions 23 cm.

a Title Other operas,

v Volume number/sequential designation no. 1

a Bibliography, etc "Pfitzner's compositions": p. 290-293.

a Bibliography, etc Include bibliographical references (p. 294-298) and index.

a Formatted contents note Preface / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau -- I. Pfitzner's Palestrina: An Introduction -- II. Dramatis Personae -- III. Synopsis -- IV. Pfitzner and the Writing of Palestrina -- V. The Dramatic Themes of the Opera. The Individual versus the World. The Artist as Creator. The World of 'Reality' -- VI. The Music of the Opera. Act One. Act Two. Act Three -- VII. The Historical Background. Palestrina and the Mass. The Florentine Camerata. The Council of Trent. Pfitzner's Council Scene -- VIII. Conclusions -- App. 1. Performance History -- App. 2. Pfitzner's Compositions.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Composers