The story of oratorio / by Annie W. Patterson.
| Author/creator | Patterson, Annie W. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd. ; New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. |
| Description | xxiv, 241 pages : frontispiece, illustrations (including facsimiles), music, plates, portraits ; 19 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The music story series / ed. by F. J. Crowest Music story series. ^A643633 |
| Contents | Oratorio as it is -- Music and religion -- Things sacred and secular -- The birth of oratorio -- From Gregorian tone to choral -- Handel leads oratorio to its prime -- How Haydn and Beethoven glorified oratorio -- Oratorio and the romance composers -- The tone-cathedrals of Mendelssohn and Gounod -- How English composers worked for oratorio -- What the United Kingdom has done for oratorio -- Our choral organisations and the possible future of oratorio -- The building of the cathedral -- The orchestra, and summary -- Appendix A: List of principal oratorio composers and their works -- Appendix B: First performances of important oratorios -- Appendix C: Suggested sources from which to form a bibliography of oratorio. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 03003560 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Special Collections - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3200 .P31 | ✔ Available |