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Journal Article
Almost Lost to History: Ethel Smyth's Extraordinary Mass in D
2025
Overview
After overcoming her father's objections (women of her social class did not pursue professional careers in music), she enrolled at the Conservatory in 1877 to study composition with Carl Reinecke. A gregarious and outgoing personality as well as a keen sportswoman, Smyth led an active social life to the noticeable detriment of her productivity. The result was that Smyth began a second career as an author during the war, publishing a series of memoirs and other nonfiction books that provide a valuable portrait of musical and cultural life in both Britain and on the continent during her lifetime. The most striking thing about it is the entire absence of the qualities that are usually associated with feminine productions; throughout it is virile, masterly in construction and workmanship, and particularly remarkable for the excellence and rich colour of the orchestration.· Theorist Donald Francis Tovey compared it favorably to Beethoven's Missa solemnas, calling it \"God-intoxicated music\" and a \"locus classicus\" in choral orchestration.· Structure and Highlights The Mass in Dis a substantial work, lasting just over an hour and calling for SATB soloists, large mixed chorus, and full orchestra.
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American Choral Directors Association
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