A History of Western Choral Music, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 2015 - 504 pagina's A History of Western Choral Music explores the various genres, key composers, and influential works essential to the development of the western choral tradition. Author Chester L. Alwes divides this exploration into two volumes which move from Medieval music and the Renaissance era up to the 21st century. Volume I surveys the choral music of composers including Josquin, Palestrina, Purcell, Handel, and J.S. Bach while detailing the stylistic, textual, and extramusical considerations unique to the topics covered. Consideration of Renaissance music includes both sacred and secular works, specifically addressing the growth of sacred music, the rise of secular music, and the proliferation of sacred polyphony from Josquin to Palestrina. Discussion of the Baroque era is organized by geographic location, exploring the spread of Baroque style from Italy to German, France, and England. Volume I concludes by examining the aesthetic underpinnings of the early Classical and Romantic eras. Framing discussion within the political, religious, cultural, philosophical, aesthetic, and technological contexts of each era, A History of Western Choral Music offers readers specialized insight into major composers and works while providing a cohesive understanding of choral music's place in Western history. |
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1 Western Choral MusicMedieval Foundations | 1 |
2 Sacred Choral Music of the Renaissance I 14251525 | 25 |
3 Secular Choral Music of the Renaissance 14401625 | 60 |
4 Sacred Choral Music of the Renaissance II 15251600 | 93 |
5 Sacred Choral Music in England 14501650 | 127 |
6 Choral Music of the Italian Baroque 16001725 | 157 |
7 Choral Music in Germany from Hassler to Buxtehude | 194 |
8 French Baroque Music 16501750 | 222 |
11 Aspects of Classicism and Romanticism in Choral Music | 317 |
12 The Mass 17501900 | 334 |
13 Romanticism and the Requiems of Mozart Berlioz Verdi and Brahms | 370 |
14 Sacred Choral Music from Mozart to Liszt | 395 |
Notes | 433 |
Art Credits | 465 |
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9 Choral Music in England from the Restoration to Handel | 245 |
10 The Choral Music of Johann Sebastian Bach 16851750 | 280 |
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