Choral Repertoire (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780195327786)

Choral Repertoire is the definitive and comprehensive one-volume presentation of the canon of the Western choral tradition. Designed for practicing conductors and directors, students and teachers of choral music, amateur and professional singers, scholars, and interested vocal enthusiasts, it is an account of the complete choral output of the most significant composers of this genre throughout history. Organized by era (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern), Choral Repertoire covers general characteristics of each historical era; trends and styles unique to various countries; biographical sketches of over 500 composers; and performance annotations of more than 5,000 individual works. This book will be an essential guide to programming, a reference tool for program notes and other research, and, most importantly, a key resource for conductors, instructors, scholars, and students of choral music.

Author: Dennis Shrock
ISBN-10: 0195327780
ISBN-13: 9780195327786
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 04/07/2009
Pages: 800
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.35lbs
Size: 10.10h x 7.20w x 1.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 11/01/2009