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A history of Western choral music
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alwes, Chester Lee, 1947- Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Choral music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Volume 1 of 'A History of Western Choral Music' examines the development of choral music from the beginnings of choral polyphony in the fifteenth century through the Renaissance and Baroque eras into the sacred works of the Classic-Romantic age. It reflects the dynamic nature of the changing face of European culture, the decisions contemporary scholarship has made regarding the essential compositional genres, and a consensus of the major composers within each area.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 24, 2015).
- ISBN:
- 9780199361946
- 0199361940
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