Choral music in nineteenth-century America : a guide to the sources / N. Lee Orr, W. Dan Hardin.

Author/creator Orr, N. Lee, 1949-
Other author Hardin, W. Dan, 1950-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 1999.
Descriptionix, 135 pages ; 23cm
Subjects

Contents Reference works -- Periodical bibliographies and indexes -- Miscellaneous studies -- Moravian music -- Shape-notes -- African-American music -- Slave songs and spirituals -- Music education and pedagogy -- Composers and conductors -- Choral organizations and societies -- Denominational music -- Regional studies -- Hymns and gospel songs -- Amy Beach (Mrs. H.H.A. Beach) -- Dudley Buck -- George Chadwick -- Arthur Foote -- William Wallace Gilchrist -- Thomas Hastings -- Anthony Philip Heinrich -- Lowell Mason -- John Knowles Paine -- Horatio Parker -- Boy choir and male choral groups -- Church histories -- Philosophy, sermons, and talks.
Abstract Choral music represented an important part of American cultural life during the nineteenth century, whether integral to worship or merely for entertainment. Despite this history, choral music remains one of the more neglected studies in the scholarly community. In an effort to fill this gap, the authors offer a new approach to the study of choral music by mapping out and bringing bibliographical control to this expansive and challenging field of study. Their unique guide focuses on literature related to choral music in the United States from the end of the second decade of the nineteenth century through the earlier part of the twentieth century. This book explores the entire range of choral music conceived, written, published, rehearsed, and performed by an ensemble of singers gathered specifically to present the music before an audience or congregation. The guide expertly sifts through the extensive literature to cite the most notable sources for study and provides individual chapters on the leading nineteenth-century composers who were instrumental in the development of choral music.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 99031630
ISBN0810836645 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML128.C48 O77 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold