Choral Music in the Nineteenth Century

By Nick Strimple

Subjects: Choral music, History and criticism, Analysis, appreciation, Bibliography

Description: "Choral Music in the Nineteenth Century is the most comprehensive book available on the subject today. Like its companion volume, Choral Music in the Twentieth Century, this work covers an extraordinary range of sacred and secular music for vocal ensembles, including works rooted 10 various ethnicities and nationalities. Nick Strimple reviews more than one hundred years of choral literature in Europe and the Americas, from Eastern Europe and Scandinavia to Brazil and the United States. He examines the beloved choral repertoire of Beethoven, Brahms, Verdi, Faure, Mendelssohn, Dvorak, and Mahler, as well as the work of lesser-known but important composers." "The text is enhanced with generous music examples and contemporary letters, drawings, and photographs. Capping off the book is a useful set of appendices that list works organized by type of chorus. Wide-ranging and rich in detail, Choral Music in the Nineteenth Century is an indispensable resource for choral conductors, a valuable guide for choral singers and other music lovers, and an essential text for educators and their students."--Jacket.