Historical Dictionary of Choral Music by Melvin P Unger

Historical Dictionary of Choral Music by Melvin P Unger

The human voice an incredibly beautiful and expressive instrument, and when multiple voices are unified in tone and purpose a powerful statement is realized. No wonder people have always wanted to sing in a communal context-a desire apparently stemming from a deeply rooted human instinct. Consequently, choral performance has often been related historically to human rituals and ceremonies, especially rites of a religious nature. This Historical Dictionary of Choral Music examines choral music and practice in the Western world from the Medieval era to the 21st century, focusing mostly on familiar figures like Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and Britten. But its scope is considerably broader, and it includes all sorts of music-religious, secular, and popular-from sources throughout the world. It contains a chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, and more than 1,000 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important composers, genres, conductors, institutions, styles, and technical terms of choral music.

This welcome new edition of Mel Unger’s Historical Dictionary of Choral Music, like the first, will no doubt prove to be an indispensable resource for choral conductors and choral music enthusiasts, students and professionals alikeA wealth of practical information, carefully curated and organized by a seasoned conductor and teacher.

-- Jeffrey Douma, The Marshall Bartholomew Professor in the Practice of Choral Music, Yale School of Music

Melvin P. Unger is Director Emeritus of the School of Music at the State University of New York (Fredonia). He previously served as Director of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea Ohio. During his career in Canada and the USA, he has directed choirs of all types and ages.

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ISBN 13	9781538124338
ISBN 10	1538124335
Title	Historical Dictionary of Choral Music
Author	Melvin P Unger
Series	Historical Dictionaries Of Literature And The Arts
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield
Year published	2023-08-02
Number of pages	698
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