Choral monuments : studies of eleven choral masterworks / Dennis Shrock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shrock, Dennis, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Choruses--Analysis, appreciation.

Choruses.

Choral music.

Physical Description:

xvii, 438 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]

Summary:

In Choral Monuments, renowned choral pedagogue and scholar Dennis Shrock offers close studies of eleven of the most significant choral works in Western music history. The volume covers the range of historical eras and a variety of performance forces, from the acapella four-voice Renaissance Mass to the twentieth-century choral symphony with multi-part choir and modern orchestra. The works are presented in separate chapters, with each chapter divided into three basic sections-history, analysis, and performance practice. Shrock begins discussion of each piece with its compositional history, placing it within the musical environment and social climate of its time and also within its composers complete choral output. He then delves into the textual treatment, musical structures, and compositional characteristics that contribute to the high stature of the work. Shrock concludes each treatment with a detailed analysis of performance practice considerations. Touching on everything from phrasing, tempo, and articulation, to orchestration, nationality styles, and staging, Shrock offers unprecedentedly in-depth examinations of these major choral works. Written by one of the most recognized and respected figures in the field, Choral Monuments will be an essential addition to the literature on choral music, and promises to prove an indispensable resource for choral music conductors, scholars, teachers, and students alike. Book jacket.

Contents:

Josquin Desprez : Missa pange lingua

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina : Missa Papae Marcelli

Johann Sebastian Bach : B minor Mass

George Frideric Handel : Messiah

Joseph Haydn : The creation

Ludwig van Beethoven : Symphony no. 9

Felix Mendelssohn : St. Paul

Johannes Brahms : Ein deutsches Requiem

Giuseppe Verdi : Messa da requiem

Igor Stravinsky : Mass

Benjamin Britten : War requiem.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190469023

0190469021

9780190469030

019046903X

OCLC:

963231076