A Conductor's Guide to the Choral-orchestral Works of J.S. Bach

A Conductor's Guide to the Choral-orchestral Works of J.S. Bach
Title A Conductor's Guide to the Choral-orchestral Works of J.S. Bach PDF eBook
Author Jonathan D. Green
Publisher Scarecrow Press
Pages 644
Release 2000
Genre Music
ISBN 9780810837331

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Focusing on the works of J. S. Bach, this invaluable guide surveys the choral-orchestral repertoire.

A Conductor's Guide to Selected Baroque Choral-Orchestral Works

A Conductor's Guide to Selected Baroque Choral-Orchestral Works
Title A Conductor's Guide to Selected Baroque Choral-Orchestral Works PDF eBook
Author Jonathan D. Green
Publisher Scarecrow Press
Pages 272
Release 2013-12-05
Genre Music
ISBN 0810886502

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In A Conductor’s Guide to Selected Baroque Choral-Orchestral Works, Jonathan D. Green's sixth book-length contribution of guides for conductors, he offers this companion to his critically acclaimed A Conductor’s Guide to the Choral-Orchestral Works of J. S. Bach. In this volume, Green addresses works of the Baroque era from Monteverdi through Bach's contemporaries. In addition to brief biographical sketches for each composer, Green includes for each work the approximate duration, text sources, performing forces, currently available editions, locations of manuscript materials, notes, performance issues, evaluation of solo roles, evaluation of difficulty, and a discography and bibliography. Duration information comes from a variety of sources, but Green turns to actual recording times of performances. The purpose of this book is to aid conductors in selecting repertoire appropriate to their needs and the abilities of their ensembles. The discographies and bibliographies, while not exhaustive, serve as helpful starting points for further research. A Conductor’s Guide to Selected Baroque Choral-Orchestral Works should appeal to conductors in supporting their concert programming. Librarians and music student will also find this work an ideal reference title for the study of Baroque repertoire.

A Conductor's Guide to Nineteenth-century Choral-orchestral Works

A Conductor's Guide to Nineteenth-century Choral-orchestral Works
Title A Conductor's Guide to Nineteenth-century Choral-orchestral Works PDF eBook
Author Jonathan D. Green
Publisher Scarecrow Press
Pages 356
Release 2008
Genre Music
ISBN 9780810860469

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This text serves as a field guide to the principal choral-orchestral repertoire of the nineteenth century. It provides conductors with the information they will need to make programming decisions, and it provides scholars with a starting point for research on these works.

Choral Music

Choral Music
Title Choral Music PDF eBook
Author Avery T. Sharp
Publisher Routledge
Pages 389
Release 2011
Genre Music
ISBN 0415994195

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This is an annotated bibliography to books, recordings, videos, and websites on choral music. This book will serve as an excellent tool for librarians, researchers, and scholars in sorting through the massive amount of new material that has appeared since publication of the previous edition.

Choral-Orchestral Repertoire

Choral-Orchestral Repertoire
Title Choral-Orchestral Repertoire PDF eBook
Author Jonathan D. Green
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Pages 747
Release 2019-12-05
Genre Music
ISBN 1442244674

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Choral-Orchestral Repertoire: A Conductor’s Guide, Omnibus Edition offers an expansive compilation of choral-orchestral works from 1600 to the present. Synthesizing Jonathan D. Green’s earlier six volumes on this repertoire, this edition updates and adds to the over 750 oratorios, cantatas, choral symphonies, masses, secular works for large and small ensembles, and numerous settings of liturgical and biblical texts for a wide variety of vocal and instrumental combinations. Each entry includes a brief biographical sketch of the composer, approximate duration, text sources, performing forces, available editions, and locations of manuscript materials, as well as descriptive commentary, a discography, and a bibliography. Unique to this edition are practitioner’s evaluations of the performance issues presented in each score. These include the range, tessitura, and nature of each solo role and a determination of the difficulty of the choral and orchestral portions of each composition. There is also a description of the specific challenges, staffing, and rehearsal expectations related to the performance of each work. Choral-Orchestral Repertoire is an essential resource for conductors and students of conducting as they search for repertoire appropriate to their needs and the abilities of their ensembles.

Choral Music

Choral Music
Title Choral Music PDF eBook
Author James Michael Floyd
Publisher Routledge
Pages 600
Release 2019-05-23
Genre Music
ISBN 0429012632

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Choral Music: A Research and Information Guide, Third Edition, offers a comprehensive guide to the literature on choral music in the Western tradition. Clearly annotated bibliographic entries guide readers to resources on key topics within choral music, individual choral composers, regional and sacred choral traditions, choral techniques, choral music education, genre studies, and more, providing an essential reference for researchers and practitioners. Covering monographs, bibliographies, selected dissertations, reference works, journals, electronic databases, and websites, this research guide makes it easy to locate relevant sources. Comprehensive indices of authors, titles, and subjects keep the volume user-friendly. The new edition has been brought up to date with entries encompassing the latest scholarship, and updated references and annotations throughout, capturing the continued growth of literature on choral music since the publication of the second edition.

Sourcebook for Research in Music, Third Edition

Sourcebook for Research in Music, Third Edition
Title Sourcebook for Research in Music, Third Edition PDF eBook
Author Allen Scott
Publisher Indiana University Press
Pages 518
Release 2015-06-01
Genre Music
ISBN 0253014565

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Since it was first published in 1993, the Sourcebook for Research in Music has become an invaluable resource in musical scholarship. The balance between depth of content and brevity of format makes it ideal for use as a textbook for students, a reference work for faculty and professional musicians, and as an aid for librarians. The introductory chapter includes a comprehensive list of bibliographical terms with definitions; bibliographic terms in German, French, and Italian; and the plan of the Library of Congress and the Dewey Decimal music classification systems. Integrating helpful commentary to instruct the reader on the scope and usefulness of specific items, this updated and expanded edition accounts for the rapid growth in new editions of standard works, in fields such as ethnomusicology, performance practice, women in music, popular music, education, business, and music technology. These enhancements to its already extensive bibliographies ensures that the Sourcebook will continue to be an indispensable reference for years to come.