Directory of Choral-Orchestral Music

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-415-98004-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 632 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1166 g

The Directory of Choral-Orchestral Music is the most comprehensive index of music written for orchestra with chorus in print today.Offering performance information about choral works by more than 900 composers, the more than 3,500 entries include pertinent details such as instrumentation, languages, timings, publishers, and composer information in an easy-to-follow reference style. Users can also browse categorized appendices of works, chronological lists of composers, and an index of popular and original titles. From traditional masterworks to contemporary creations, this book presents an impressive variety of choral compositions and serves as both a research aid and practical performance reference.The first volume of its kind, The Directory of Choral-Orchestral Music is designed to meet the needs of professional directors, music educators and students of choral music. The author's hope is that it will broaden the choices available to programmers and performers, spur further research in the field of choral-orchestral music, and encourage composers, musicologists and performers alike to further explore this rich and varied body of musical literature.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rosewall, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Sinfonische Musik & Ensembles
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Partituren, Autographen, Libretti, Liederbücher
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Vokalmusik, Chormusik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Works listed alphabetically by composer,AppendicesA. Works for double or multiple chorus,B. Works for female voices,C. Works for male voices,D. Works with children or youth voices,E. Works with string accompanimentF. Composers listed chronologicallyG. Female composersH. Publisher and composer contact informationTitle Index

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Rosewall is an Associate Professor in and former Director of the Music Department at St. Norbert College in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he has taught choral music, music education and music history. He received his Ph.D. in Choral Conducting and Historical Performance Practice from Stanford University in 1992.