Music-Genres & Styles-Choral

In the film "De-Lovely," Cole Porter admonishes the chorus of "Kiss Me Kate" to snap out their consonants. This book is not only about consonants, but also about vowels, breathing, round sounds and head tones--just a few of the many techniques discussed that will...

This book is a collection of essays on 20th-century choral music written by the composers themselves. The book includes contributions from some of the most important composers of the 20th century, including Igor Stravinsky, Benjamin Britten, and Leonard Bernstein. This book is an essential...

How do we get through life's challenges? How do we survive as Square pegs in a round world? With over twenty years of experience working with volunteers, Dr. Joel Plaag has a few suggestions to live in this moment. In his latest book, Dr....

Historical Dictionary of Choral Music, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1,300 cross-referenced entries on composers, conductors, choral ensembles, choral genres, and choral repertoire.Author: Melvin P. UngerISBN-10: 1538124335ISBN-13: 9781538124338Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage:...

This monograph offers a comprehensive study of the topos of the malmariée or the unhappily married woman within the thirteenth-century motet repertory, a vocal genre characterized by several different texts sounding simultaneously over a foundational Latin chant. Part I examines the malmariée motets from...

A New Perspective for the Use of Dialect in African American Spirituals: History, Context, and Linguistics investigates the use of the African American English (AAE) dialect in the musical genre of the spiritual. Perfect for conductors and performers alike, this book traces the history...

Preaching to the Choir imparts practical and pastoral wisdom to church musicians in their vocation as choir directors. With deep care for those who sing and a warm sense of humor;Wold invites all who work with choirs to discover the amazing responsibility in this...

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...

Letters to a Young Conductor: Thoughts on Music and Life is written with a younger version of myself in mind. Over four sections, "Mindset," "In Rehearsal," "In Concert," and "Building A Career," I offer the advice I wish I had listened to when I...

Calvin loved to go to school on Thursdays---that's when they had music. On many days however, he was faced with bullies on the playground---one in particular. Sensing Calvin's uncanny ear for music, his third-grade music teacher suggested he audition for a boy choir school...

Now in its second edition, Choral Repertoire is the definitive and comprehensive one-volume presentation of the canon of the Western choral tradition. Designed for conductors and directors, students and teachers of choral music, amateur and professional singers, scholars, and interested vocal enthusiasts alike, it...

Harmony from the Inside Out A Guide to Peak Performance Live into your potential by leveraging your biggest asset - You Use this book and the exercises in it to explore and experience the positive results of living, working and performing from the inside...

More than 200 years after the first speaking machine, we are accustomed to voices that speak from any- and everywhere. We interact daily with voices that emit from house alarm systems, cars, telephones, and digital assistants, such as Alexa and Google Home. However, vocal...

This book is designed for the general reader of gospel music, as well as those who incorporate gospel into their lesson plans on the academic level. "Gospel Music: An African American Art Form" provides music information on the heritage of gos...Author: Joan Rucker-HillsmanISBN-10: 1460232194ISBN-13:...

Most choir members will attest that choir rehearsals can be exciting, exhilarating, and bring sheer joy; on the other hand, they can be arduous and boring While one may be committed to learning and becoming the best they can be to bring honor and...

This is the thirtieth volume from the pen of Narad (Richard M. Eggenberger) and it is a work to which he has devoted a lifetime. On the Descent of a New Music chronicles the composers who have brought down, and continue to bring down,...

Our contemporary culture is communicating ever-increasingly through the visual, through film, and through music. This makes it ever more urgent for theologians to explore the resources of art for enriching our understanding and experience of the Judeo-Christian tradition. Annunciations: Sacred Music for the twenty-First...

First published in 1921, "The Shanty Book" is a vintage collection of traditional sailor songs-or, shanties-compiled into this volume by Richard Runciman Terry. Each song comes complete with the original lyrics and clear sheet music, and are perfect for those with an interest in...

Gregorian chant belongs to the oldest music being preserved in such scope till present, moreover it is still performed but also is one that mostly influenced the history and presence of music. For the reason it is important for Anglo Concertina (30-Button Wheatstone Lachenal...

The Show Choir Handbook is a resource for current and future music educators who administer show choirs. With most literature on the topic either out of date or focused on the teaching techniques limited to vocal jazz, instructors are in dire need of a...