A Mass of Life, RT II∕4 (Delius, Frederick)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	2 sections, 11 parts total
Composition Year	1904-1905 (perhaps 1898-1905)
Genre Categories	Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 4 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the baritone voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language

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Arranger	Otto Singer II (1863-1931), piano reduction
Language	German/English
Publisher. Info.	Berlin: Harmonie Verlag, 1907.
Reprinted	Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d. Plate U.E. 3908.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	#473047: 600 dpi. Page size is 9.00 x 11.82 inches. UE: not the Monatsbericht (1924), p.208 reprint, which is 148 pp.
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Work Title	Eine Messe des Lebens
Alternative. Title	A Mass of Life
Name Translations	人生のミサ
Authorities	WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: n85205441; BNF: 16640718v
Composer	Delius, Frederick
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	RT II/4
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IFD 24
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	2 sections, 11 parts total
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1904-1905 (perhaps 1898-1905)
First Performance.	1909
First Publication.	1907
Librettist	Fritz Cassirer (1871-1926), after Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
Language	German
Dedication	Fritz Cassirer (1871-1926), also Arthur Krönig (section 6 of part II)
Average DurationAvg. Duration	135 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	voices, double chorus, orchestra Voices Mixed Chorus (SATB) Orchestra 3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 3 oboes, English horn (also bass oboe), 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba percussion, 2 harps, strings
External Links	Wikipedia article Delius Catalog

According to Wikipedia, Cassirer's input consisted mostly in selecting passages from Nietzsche's text.

Not, it seems, currently listed by Universal Edition on their website.