Choral Masterworks: A Listener's Guide
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Book Overview
Michael Steinberg's highly successful listener's guides--The Symphony and The Concerto--have been universally praised for their blend of captivating biography, crystal clear musical analysis, and delightful humor. Now Steinberg follows these two greatly admired volumes with Choral Masterworks: A Listener's Guide, the only such guide available to this most popular of musical forms.
Here are more than fifty illuminating essays on the classic choral...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0195126440
ISBN13:9780195126440
Release Date:April 2005
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:321 Pages
Weight:1.39 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 9.3" x 6.3"
Customer Reviews
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Perfect Sequel to "Symphony" and "Concerto"
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This volume makes a perfect introduction to the major choral works you're likely to hear (along with some relatively obscure ones as well). While lacking any recommendations or discography, this book certainly fits the bill for checking before attending any performance or just listening to music being broadcast. The table of contents alone is a "must have" list for choral compositions, or for filling any holes in a cd collection!
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