Choral Music: History, Style And Performance Practice

by Robert L. Garretson

Takes the reader through an enlightening tour of choral music, emphasizing on the musical style performance practice of different historical periods. The reference provides guidelines on the numerous aspects of performance practice for choral music based on the Renaissance Period, the Baroque Period, the Classical period, the Romantic period, and the Modern Period, with special emphasis on meter and stress, tempo, dynamics, tone quality, pitch, texture, and expressive aspects of the music of each period. Appropriate for Junior/Graduate-level courses in Choral Conducting and Literature..

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 19, 1993

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. While many choral literature texts can become somewhat anthology-ish, this book allows the reader to understand trends and overarching themes of each period. The format allows the reader to absorb information on the subject rather than list it, as a reference book. It includes performance practices of each period and includes various sources for the reader to continue their research. With the exception of the personal tangents in the final chapter, this book is focused, useful, and well-assembled.