Choral Masterpieces: Major and Minor

Choral Masterpieces: Major and Minor
ISBN-10
1442234539
ISBN-13
9781442234536
Category
Music
Pages
232
Language
English
Published
2014-05-16
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Author
Nicholas Tarling

Description

In Choral Masterpieces: Major and Minor, historian Nicholas Tarling offers short essays on over 28 works, from major masterpieces such as Handel’s Messiah and Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion to off-the-beaten path choral works such as Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Hiawatha and Frederick Delius’ A Mass of Life. Throughout, Tarling offers assessments that sparkle with unique insights and at the same time ground listeners in the historical contexts of these works’ production and performance. Each work is transformed in Tarling’s able hands from musical composition to a window into the mind and milieu of the composer.

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