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Zusatztext The book is replete with excerpts, facsimiles of the original manuscripts, and charts summarizing the form of many works discussed; nearly every page includes a graphic or illustration. This gives the text more readability than other similar publications. A work of monumental scholarship, Alwes's publication is valuable as a textbook, as a quick reference, or as a continuous narrative detailing choral music's dramatic history. Informationen zum Autor A native of Louisville, KY, Chester Alwes has served the music faculties of the College of Wooster, the University of Rochester/Eastman School of Music and, from 1982-2011, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At Illinois, Alwes developed a national reputation as a specialist in the history and performance practice of choral literature. Alwes has authored numerous articles in a variety of journals and is a composer, editor, and arranger with works published by Oxford University Press, Roger Dean Music, Mark Foster Music, et al. Klappentext A History of Western Choral Music explores the various genres, key composers, and influential works essential to the development of the western choral tradition. Zusammenfassung A History of Western Choral Music explores the various genres, key composers, and influential works essential to the development of the western choral tradition. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations Abbreviations 1. The Romantic Oratorio from Haydn to Elgar a. English Oratorio after Handel b. "Oratorio Volgare"-Italy and Austria c. Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809) 1. Die Schöpfung ("The Creation") 2. Die Jahreszeiten ("The Seasons") d. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) 1. Paulus (1836) 2. Elijah, op. 70 e. Beethoven and Berlioz f. Robert Schumann-Das Paradies und die Peri, op. 50 g. Franz Liszt-Die Legende der Heiligen Elisabeth h. Oratorio in Nineteenth-Century England i. Edward Elgar (1857-1934) 1. Dream of Gerontius-Text 2. Dream of Gerontius-Music j. Conclusion k. End Notes 2. Part Song in Nineteenth-Century Germany and England a. Franz Schubert (1797-1828) b. Robert Schumann (1810-1856) c. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) d. Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) e. Other German Part Song Composers f. Part Song in England g. Rise of the Musical Competition h. Conclusion i. End Notes 3. Choral Music in Nineteenth-Century Drama a. Choral Music in Nineteenth-Century Opera b. Opera in Italy and Germany-Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner c. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Dramatic Choral Music 1. Hector Berlioz: Le Damnation de Faust 2. Felix Mendelssohn: Die erste Walpurgisnacht, op. 60 3. Robert Schumann: Faustszenen, WoO. 3 4. Johannes Brahms e. Conclusion f. End Notes 4. Choral Symphony from Beethoven to Berio a. Ludwig van Beethoven-Symphony No. 9 in d minor, op. 125 b. Felix Mendelssohn-Symphony No. 2 in B-flat, op. 52 ("Lobgesang") c. Hector Berlioz-Roméo et Juliette, op. 17 d. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1739-1832) e. Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) f. The Choral Symphony after Mahler g. Gustav Holst-First Choral Symphony, op. 41 h. Benjamin Britten-Spring Symphony, op. 44 i. Shostakovich, Bernstein and Berio j. Conclusion k. End Notes 5. The Twentieth-Century Revolution: French Choral Music from Débussy to Messiaen a. Claude Débussy (1862-1918) b. Debussy's Predecessors c. Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) d. The Rise of the Avant-Garde-Les Six 1. Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) 2. Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) f. Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) g. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1991) Cinq Réchants h. Conclusion i. End Notes 6. "Tonal oder Atonal": Pitch Serialism in the Choral Music of Schoenberg, Webern, and their Followers a. Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) b. Anto...
