Word: musica
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Much of the success of The Play of Daniel can be attributed to the efforts of the late Noah Greenberg, an American musicologist and director of the New York Pro Musica until his death. The current version of The Play of Daniel was made by Greenberg for the Pro Musica's performance at The Cloisters in New York. Although listed as an "adaptation." Greenberg's version is in fact a true re-creation. The orchestration and the distribution of vocal lines are entirely Greenberg's, for the original manuscripts of Daniel contain no more than the melodies and text. Greenberg...
...least familiar work in the whole Festival, got a lively interpretation. This unusual piece, which integrates piano, chorus and orchestra, seemed better prepared than any piece to date. The piano part sparkled, without any of the inference of keyboard exercises which Serkin had previously given. The Chorus Pro Musica, prepared by Alfred Nash Patterson, was in excellent tone, as might be expected from any vocal group which Patterson has conducted. After this opener, the night's program was well established. For the first time in the week, a piano concerto came off flawlessly. The Fourth Concerto had neither the over...