A History of Western Choral Music, Volume 1 Oxford University Press 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. |
