Sancta Civitas
Author | : Ralph Vaughan Williams |
Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Ralph Vaughan Williams |
Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Ralph Vaughan Williams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Chorus, Sacred (Mixed voices) with piano |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Duncan Clark |
Publisher | : Rough Guides |
Total Pages | : 630 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 9781858287218 |
Sketches of classical composers and CD reviews.
Author | : Michael Steinberg |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2008-03-28 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 019971262X |
Michael Steinberg's highly successful listener's guides--The Symphony and The Concerto--have been universally praised for their blend of captivating biography, crystal clear musical analysis, and delightful humor. Now Steinberg follows these two greatly admired volumes with Choral Masterworks, the only such guide available to this most popular of musical forms. Here are more than fifty illuminating essays on the classic choral masterworks, ranging from Handel's Messiah, Bach's Mass in B Minor, and Beethoven's Missa solemnis, to works by Haydn, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and many others. Steinberg spans the entire history of classical music, from such giants of the Romantic era as Verdi and Berlioz, to leading modern composers such as Elgar, Rachmaninoff, Vaughan Williams, and Stravinsky, to contemporary masters such as John Adams and Charles Wuorinen. For each piece, Steinberg includes a fascinating biographical account of the work's genesis, often spiced with wonderful asides. The author includes an astute musical analysis of each piece, one that casual music lovers can easily appreciate and that more serious fans will find invaluable. The book also provides basic information such as the various movements of the work, the organization of the chorus and orchestra, and brief historical notes on early performances. More than twenty million Americans perform regularly in choirs or choruses. Choral Masterworks will appeal not only to concert goers and CD collectors, but also to this vast multitude of choral performers, an especially engaged and active community. "What sets Steinberg's writing apart is its appealing mixture of impregnable authority (he knows this music) and purely personal asides (by the end of the book, we know this man). Choral Masterworks can be read by anybody, from a professional musician to any young listener newly braced by the stoic pessimism of the Brahms 'German Requiem.'" --Washington Post Book World
Author | : Ralph Vaughan Williams |
Publisher | : London : J. Curwen ; Philadelphia : Curwen |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Oratorios |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Chester L. Alwes |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 662 |
Release | : 2015-10-22 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 0190463651 |
A History of Western Choral Music explores the various genres, key composers, and influential works essential to the development of the western choral tradition. Volume II examines the major genres common to the Classical and Romantic eras and offers a thorough exploration of the array of styles and approaches developed over the course of the twentieth century, from Impressionism to the Avant-Garde.
Author | : Basil Keen |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2017-07-05 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 1351546074 |
This study of the Bach Choir provides a much-needed overview of one of the major choral societies in London. Dr Basil Keen examines the background that led to the formation of an ad hoc body to give the first performance in England of J.S. Bach's B minor Mass. The musical and organizational effects of a permanent choral society drawn from one social group are traced during the first twenty years, after such time the pressures of social change led to a complete review followed by a restructuring of the methods of recruitment and internal organization. The rebuilding of the choir at the opening of the twentieth century, the expansion of the repertoire, the upheaval resulting from the First World War and the impact of these events on preparation and performance, are all considered. The book is essentially structured around the tenure of successive Musical Directors: Otto Goldschmidt, Charles Villiers Stanford, Walford Davies, Hugh Allen, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Adrian Boult, Reginald Jacques and David Willcocks, since their varied tastes and interests inevitably had a decisive influence on policy. Keen draws upon previously unpublished material, including minutes and correspondence of the Bach Choir, interviews with relatives and descendants, and examination of family records and correspondence. To date, there has been no survey of a major London choir that encompasses the full history of the organization in context. In this study, Dr Basil Keen provides a thorough examination of the Bach Choir, including the response of the choir to social changes; the influence of conductors and officials; changes in musical taste; relationships with composers and composition; major national and international events; and the effect of these matters on organization and repertoire.