!o::ini Pel le Messe sol ennel l e. (Worl: oI Cioaohino !o::ini. \ol.

). Ldicd h_ !arioia L. Lrauncr and !hilip Co::c. Larcnrcicr (L

10501). 200. 2 vol:. (:oorc plu: Criioal Commcnar_ puhli:hcd vih hc
oollahoraion oI hc Ccncr Ior lalian Opcra :udic:. hc nivcr:i_ oI
Chioa_o)

You vould hinl ha hc cdiorial hi:or_ oI hc la: _rca vorl h_
Luropc: mo: popular oompo:cr vould hc rclaivcl_ :rai_hIorvard. hu
ha: ocrainl_ no hc oa:c vih !o::ini: Pelle Messe solennelle. hc
mundanc Iao: :urroundin_ i: oompo:iion and iniial pcrIormanoc: arc
vcll lnovn. !o::ini vroc hc Messe in and around 1oo. dcdioain_ i o
hi: Iricnd: hc Coun and Counc:: !illcWill. hc Iir: pcrIormanoc ool
plaoc in hcir _rand ncv homc a 12. ruc Monoc_ on Monda_. Maroh 11.
1oo1 a 1000pm. cndanoc va: h_ inviaion onl_. l va:. h_ all
aoooun:. a ma|or mu:ioal cvcn. onc vhioh onl_ vhccd hc appcic Ior
Iuurc puhlio pcrIormanoc: oI hc vorl in hoh i: ori_inal Iorm. :oorcd Ior
vo piano: and Harmonioordclchain (morc on hi: hclov). and
!o::ini: cnlar_cd vcr:ion Ior Iull orohc:ra.

ln hcir dcailcd prcIaoc o hc :oorc. vhioh i: a: cn_a_in_l_ vricn a: i
i: :oholarl_. cdior: !arioia Lrauncr and !hilip Co::c oapurc hc
amo:phcrc oI hc prcmicrc parioularl_ vcll. oiin_ hc oriio oI Le pays

!o::ini vho va: no prc:cn] vould havc cn|o_cd a rarc :pcoaolc ha
:omc acnivc pcr:on: noiocd a Ma::. a rcli_iou: picoc. pcrIormcd a
1000 a ni_h in Iron oI an audicnoc oI vomcn drc::cd o hc ninc:. o
inau_urac hc man:ion oI a !roc:an parioian. hcIorc hc !apal nunoio.
vho :polc vih _oodl_ oourc:_ o hc mha::ador Irom urlc_. vhilc a
1cvi:h ari: 1ulc: Cohcn] dircocd hc orohc:ra.

hcrc va: onl_ onc Iurhcr pcrIormanoc oI hc Messe durin_ !o::ini:
liIcimc. _ivcn on pril 21. 1oo5 in oiroum:anoc: viruall_ idcnioal o
ho:c oI hc prcmicrc. :uh:cgucnl_. !o::ini rcvi:cd hc vorl prior o
prcparin_ hi: cnlar_cd orohc:raion. and unil guic rcocnl_ hc:c vo
:oorc:. hc rcvi:cd vcr:ion Ior vo piano: and harmonium. and hc Iull
orohc:ral cdiion. vcrc hclicvcd o hc hc onl_ cxi:in_ manu:orip
:ouroc:. ln hc cvcn. hi: ha: urncd ou no o hc hc oa:c=hu vc
mu:n _c ahcad oI our:clvc:.

l _oc: vihou :a_in_ ha :uoh an imporan vorl h_ a ma|or. indccd
lc_cndar_. Ii_urc :uoh a: !o::ini oould no _o lon_ vihou a puhlio
pcrIormanoc. vhacvcr hi: vi:hc: durin_ hi: liIcimc. ooordin_l_. vcr_
:horl_ aIcr hi: dcah in 1ooo. !o::ini: viIc Ol_mpc !li::icr :old hc
Messes puhlio pcrIormanoc ri_h: o imprc:ario Maurioc :ralo:oh. vho
va:cd no imc in arran_in_ hc prcmicrc oI hc orohc:ral vcr:ion on
Fchruar_ 21. 1oo. hi: pcrIormanoc ool plaoc a hc harc lalicn in
!ari:. a horou_hl_ :coular vcnuc ncoc::iacd h_ hc Iao ha hc !opc.
dc:pic numcrou: cnrcaic: on !o::ini: hchalI in and around 1ooo.
rcIu:cd o pcrmi hc parioipaion oI Icmalc :in_cr: in hc pcrIormanoc oI
:aorcd mu:io in a Caholio ohuroh.

l va: ahou hi: imc ha hc !ari: Iirm oI Lrandu: & luIour puhli:hcd
hc Iull :oorc. a: vcll a: a vooal :oorc arran_cd Ior onc piano and
harmonium. Chappcll in London. Olivcr li:on in Lo:on. and !ioordi in
Milan i::ucd :imilarl_ rcdaocd vcr:ion: a ahou hc :amc imc. l
rcproduoc hc ilc pa_c oI hc li:on cdiion hclov. vhcrc i i: advcri:cd
a: hc onl_ auhorizcd oop_puhli:hcd h_ pcrmi::ion oI Maurioc
:ralo:oh. hc :iuaion in pcrIormin_ hc ori_inal vcr:ion oI hc Messe
va: Iurhcr oomplioacd in hc 1o70: vhcn !ioordi puhli:hcd an cdiion
Ior onc piano and harmonium ha:cd. no on !o::ini: manu:orip (nov
hou:cd in !c:aro). hu on an cdiorial rcduoion oI hc Iull orohc:ral
:oorc. hc !ioordi vcr:ion va: rcprincd 2o imc: hcvccn 1ooo and
170. and :crvcd a: hc ha:i: Ior hc :ill ourrcn lalmu: cdiion (lalmu:
al:o puhli:hc: hc Iull orohc:ral :oorc).

hi: i: ha:ioall_ vhcrc macr: :ood unil modcrn !o::ini :oholar:hip _o
undcrva_. !cocn cdiion: h_ n_clo Coan (1o0. Ldizioni mu:ioali OO:)
and Nano_ !. Flcmin_ (12. OxIord nivcr:i_ !rc::) vcrc hc Iir: o
malc availahlc hc oomplcc picoc Ior vo piano: and harmonium a:
prc:crvcd in !o::ini: !c:aro manu:orip. Worl on hc:c :oorc:
unoovcrcd :omc vcr_ incrc:in_ Iao:. ln parioular. Flcmin_ noiocd ha
hc carl_ puhli:hcd cdiion: Ior onc piano and harmonium (inoludin_ hc
li:on prin |u: mcnioncd). inoludc ou:. vhioh :hc :u__c:cd rc:ulcd
Irom cdiorial incrvcnion. hi: a::umpion urn: ou o hc inoorrco. :
Lrauncr and Co::c cxplain

nil 11...hc !c:aro auo_raph manu:orip and hc po:humou:
cdiion: Ior onc piano. harmonium. and voioc: vcrc hc onl_ lnovn
:ouroc:. Yc lo_io cll: u: ha hcrc mu: onoc havc cxi:cd a rioh arra_
oI ooncmporar_ :ouroc: pcrIormin_ par: u:cd hc :oloi::. ohoru:. and
in:rumcnali:: in 1oo1 and 1oo5 a ma:cr oop_ cmplo_cd h_ hc
oonduoor 1ulc: Cohcn (unlc:: hc oonduocd Irom !o::ini: auo_raph.
vhioh :ccm: mo: unlilcl_) and oopic: ha :crvcd Ior hc Lrandu: &
luIour cdiion oI 1oo (vhioh va: nol mcrcl_ a rcduoion oI hc
orohc:ral :oorc).

l i: in hi: ooncx ha hc :urvival oI a manu:orip oI hc Pelle Messe
solennelle in a oop_i:: hand mu: hc undcr:ood. !rc:cncd o hc vorl:
dcdioacc. Counc:: Loui:c !illcWill. i i: :ill ovncd h_ hc Iamil_. Wc
do no lnov vhcn !o::ini madc hi: _iI. l i: lilcl_ ha hc ilc pa_c
vould havc hornc an auo_raph dcdioaion and pcrhap: a dac. hu i i:
prcoi:cl_ ha ilc pa_c. o_chcr vih hc Iir: :cvcn har: oI hc l_ric
(vricn on hc vcr:o oI hc ilc pa_c). ha arc mi::in_ oda_. Ohcrvi:c
hc manu:orip i: oomplcc.


The ralher cheesy l ll e paqe ol lhe O lson Ed l on ol Poss n s Pel le Messe sol ennel l e

hi: !illcWill prc:cnaion :oorc. Lrauncr and Co::c _o on o ar_uc
pcr:ua:ivcl_. lilcl_ prc:crvc: hc vorl a: i va: ori_inall_ pcrIormcd.
hc diIIcrcnoc: hcvccn hc vo vcr:ion: arc no hu_c. hu hc_ arc :ill
:i_niIioan. hc_ oon:i: Ior hc mo: par oI !o::ini: lacr addiion oI
morc clahorac in:rumcnal prcludc: and po:ludc: o hc variou:
movcmcn:. hc in:crion oI hc :oprano :olo O :aluari: ho:ia aIcr hc
1oo5 pcrIormanoc. and :omc ad|u:mcn: o hc vooal par:. Hovcvcr. a:
hc cdior: oI hc prc:cn cdiion poin ou. hc_ havc a oumulaivc
cIIco hc rcadin_: oI !W hc !illcWill :oorc] _ivc hc vooal linc: a
:implcr Iramc. onc cvcn morc appropriac Ior i: ori_inal :cin_ a: a
:alon vorl han hc vcr:ion prc:crvcd in hc !c:aro auo_raph.

Hovcvcr. i: cxrcmcl_ imporan o noc ha in prcparin_ an cdiion ha
malc: hoh vcr:ion:. hc !illcWill manu:orip and !o::ini: !c:aro
auo_raph. availahlc o pro:pcoivc pcrIormcr:. Lrauncr and Co::c alc
hc horou_hl_ inclli_cn and maurc po:iion ha ncihcr mu: hc
rc_ardcd a: dcIiniivc in hc :cn:c oI onl_ onc rcadin_ hcin_ ri_h and
hc ohcr vron_. !ahcr. hc_ oIIcr all oI hc macrial ha ari:: vill nccd
o malc hcir ovn dcoi:ion:. vhilc oIIcrin_ pcrIcol_ rca:onahlc and
praoioal :u__c:ion: on hov hi: macrial mi_h hc: hc u:cd. hi: i: :o
diIIcrcn. and :o rcIrc:hin_. a: oomparcd o vha vc Iind in :omc rcocn
purporcdl_ oriioal cdiion:=l am hinlin_ parioularl_ oI hc puhlioaion
oI Mahlcr: :ixh :_mphon_. in vhioh hc cdior: oh:c:: ovcr an:vcrin_
hc impo::ihlc guc:ion oI vhioh vcr:ion oI hc inncr movcmcn: rcIlco:
hc oompo:cr: ulimac incnion:. oomin_ aoro:: in hc prooc:: a:
morc oonocrncd vih ra:hin_ hcir prcdcoc::or: han in Iairl_ cvaluain_
hc mu:ioal Iao:.

hc cxual :iuaion vih rc:pco o !o::ini: lac vorl: i: parioularl_
oomplioacd. : Lrauncr and Co::c noc. !o::ini: opcraio manu:orip:
arc u:uall_ rclaivcl_ olcan. prc:cnin_ Icv :coond hou_h: and
oompo:iional varian:. hc Pchs de vellesse. hovcvcr. hi: :in: oI old
a_c. arc guic diIIcrcn. Lvidcnl_ !o::ini cn|o_cd :innin_. Worlin_ Ior
no onc hu him:clI. and oompo:in_ undcr no parioular prc::urc oI imc.
hc va: Ircc o inlcr. rcvi:c. poli:h. and ohcrvi:c rcvric a: oIcn and a:
muoh a: hc lilcd. hc Pelle messe va: no diIIcrcn in hi: rc:pco cvcn
hou_h i cn|o_cd onl_ vo pcrIormanoc: in !o::ini: liIcimc. and
novih:andin_ all oI hc po:humou: cdiorial incrvcnion i :uIIcrcd
aIcr hi: dcah.

:idc Irom hc addiion oI O :aluari: ho:ia. i:clI an adapaion Ior
:oprano oI hc carlicr O :aluari:. dc Campa_nc Ior oonralo and piano
(inoludcd a: an appcndix in hc prc:cn :oorc). onc oI hc mo: Ia:oinain_
di:oovcric: in oonncoion vih hc Pelle Messe
!
i: hc Iao ha hc mu:io
oI hc Chri:c clci:on va: aouall_ horrovcd. po::ihl_ a: an aIIcoionac
pcr:onal rihuc. Irom hc L inoarnau: oI anohcr Messe solennelle
oompo:cd in 1o1 h_ !o::ini: Iricnd Loui: Nicdcrma_cr (d. 1oo1). hc
ori_inal movcmcn i: al:o hou_hIull_ inoludcd in hc prc:cn :oorc Ior
purpo:c: oI oompari:on. and pcrhap: i vill :crvc o :parl :omc incrc:
in hc :ill _ro::l_ nc_lcocd (and oImali_ncd) :aorcd mu:io oI 1
lh

ocnur_ Franoc.

Onc morc incrc:in_ mu:ioal dcail oonocrn: hc aoual in:rumcn u:cd o
pla_ hc harmonium par a hc Iir: pcrIormanoc:. hc ori_inal pro_ram:
li: i a: a Harmonioordclchain. a h_hrid hcvccn a piano and a rccd
or_an invcncd h_ Franoi: lchain. hc man orcdicd vih inroduoin_ hc
crm harmonium. ln hi: lacr auo_raph :oorc. !o::ini idcniIic: hc
rcguircd in:rumcn :impl_ a: a harmonium. Lrandu: & luIour addcd
rc_i:raion: lacr. hu a: hcrc i: no cvidcnoc ha !o::ini had an_ hand
in hcir :clcoion. hc cdior: havc clcocd o omi hcm Irom hc ncv
Lrcnrcicr :oorc. Flcmin_: OxIord nivcr:i_ !rc:: prinin_. a: hc_
noc in hc prcIaoc. rcain: hc:c rc_i:raion:. and di:ou::c: hcm in
:omc dcail.

!crhap: hc _rcac: uili_ oI hi: ncv cdiion lic: in hc Iao ha hc vo
prinoipal :ouroc:. hc !illcWill manu:orip and !o::ini: !c:aro
auo_raph. arc prc:cncd vih opimal olari_ in ordcr o Iaoiliac
oompari:on. ln:cad oI a mc:: oI appcndioc: and addcnda. hc :oorc: arc
prc:cncd :idc h_ :idc. in hc main cx. Whcrc !o::ini: Iir: hou_h:
rcprc:cn a :implcr. :horcr vcr:ion oI hi: morc clahorac lacr rcvi:ion.
hc ori_inal i: prc:cncd a: a Ioonoc on hc :amc pa_c oI hc :oorc. a: in
hc cxamplc hclov Irom hc Qui olli: :coion oI hc Cloria.

ln hi: oa:c. !o::ini: Iir:. guic laoonio oonolu:ion. a mcrc hrcc ohord:
la:in_ a har and halI. va: lacr cxpcndcd ino a Iourhar po:ludc. ho:c
la: hrcc ohord: hcoomin_ a hu:hcd ada_io. : hc cdior: noc. hi:
rcvi:ion i: oon:i:cn vih !o::ini: cvidcn incnion o _ivc hc picoc a
hi_hcr dc_rcc oI rhcorioal cmpha:i:. parioularl_ in hc in:rumcnal
prcludc: and po:ludc:. l al:o lcnd: :uppor o hc noion ha onc oI hc
moivain_ Iaoor: in malin_ hc:c rcvi:ion: ma_ havc hccn hcir
u:cIulnc:: a: prcparaion Ior hc Iull orohc:raion ha Iollovcd.

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Qu lol l s measure 47! (p. 52)

hc inorca:c in rhcorioal cmpha:i: i: cvcn morc cvidcn a hc opcnin_
oI hc Cum :anoo :piriu oonolu:ion o hc Cloria. Hcrc hc rcvi:ion:
arc parioularl_ numcrou:. and oan hc :ummcd up a: Iollov:

1. Lxpan:ion. ln hc purcl_ in:rumcnal inroduoion. !o::ini rcplaoc:
Icrmaa: ovcr rc:: vih Iull har: oI :ilcnoc. hi: i: onc oI ho:c
indioaor: ha ma_ :u__c: ha hc va: hinlin_ in orohc:ral crm:. :inoc
mca:urcd imc i: ohviou:l_ morc oon_cnial o lccpin_ a lar_c cn:cmhlc
o_chcr han an unmca:urcd pau:c (hc prc:cnoc oI a oonduoor
novih:andin_).

2. cx :cin_. hc opcnin_ ohoral cnr_. Ior hc :oprano:. Iori::imo. i:
:rilin_l_ diIIcrcn. ln hc !illcWill :oorc. hc ohoru: :in_: Cum :anoo
:piriu in a l_rioal phra:c la:in_ vo har:. vhcrca: in hc rcvi:ion hc_
havc Cum :anoo :piriu in _loria lci !ari:. and alc Iour har:.
ddiionall_. hc vooal linc hcoomc: noahl_ morc dcolamaor_ and
cmphaio. hcin_ mo:l_ on onc noc vih hcav_ aoocn: () ovcr caoh.

. ooompanimcn. ln hc rcvi:ion. hc aooompanimcn i: oon:idcrahl_
hcavicr in hc :coond piano par. vhilc hc d_namio: havc hccn cxpandcd
o inoludc a ma_i:crial III (vhioh inoludc: hc Iull ohoru:). !o::ini al:o
po:ponc: hc cnr_ oI hc in:rumcnal cn:cmhlc o hc vord mcn.
_ivin_ i an cmpha:i: novhcrc o hc Iound in hc !illcWill :oorc.

You oan :cc man_ oI hc:c diIIcrcnoc: in hc cxamplc hclov (!W =
!illcWill). a: vcll a: hov :plcndidl_ hc prc:cn cdiion ali_n: hc vo
:oorc: o Iaoiliac oompari:on

Cum Sanclo Sp r lu. measure 694i690a. (p. 64)

lncrc:in_l_. in hi: :amc pa::a_c. hc carl_ li:on :oorc a_rcc: vih
ncihcr oI hc:c vcr:ion: oomplccl_. hc vooal par: :ar oII morc or
lc:: a: in hc rcvi:cd !c:aro manu:orip. hu hc_ ooninuc vih. and hc
aooompanimcn rcIlco:. vha vc Iind in !illcWill



l oIIcr hc ahovc cxrao mcrcl_ o illu:rac |u: hov oomplcx an cdiorial
prooc:: ha: hccn involvcd in puin_ hi: ma_niIiocn ncv cdiion
o_chcr. ncvcr mind all oI hc m_riad dcail: addrc::cd in hc :cparac
volumc oI oriioal oommcnar_. l va: vcr_ _raoiou: oI hc !illcWill
Iamil_ o malc hcir oop_ oI hc :oorc availahlc Ior hc prcparaion oI hi:
ncv cdiion. l oIIcr: rul_ Ia:oinain_ in:i_h: hoh ino hc vorlin_
mchod: oI !o::ini: la: _car:. and hc :uh:cgucn hi:or_ in prin oI hi:
la: _rca ma:crpicoc. h:cn an_ ohcr ooncmporar_ :ouroc macrial
oomin_ o li_h. i i: vcr_ diIIioul o ima_inc an_onc arrivin_ a a morc
:oholarl_. aoourac. and praoioall_ u:cIul cx han hi:.

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