Renaissance Music for the Choral Conductor: A Practical Guide
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (761 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810882809 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It explains complex ideas from proportion to linear analysis and supplies step-by-step instructions on presenting “madrigal dinners”—ideal vehicles for the presentation of Renaissance music. It describes how to find a good edition, mark scores, rehearse, and conduct this type of music. It can serve as a reference for anyone who wishes to program and explore music from this period in greater depth, including church musicians and conductors of professional ensembles. The book concludes with a bibliography, glossary, and selected discography.. Summer also includes a large number of musical scores to aid in his explanations on marking scores, conducting, and analyzing polyphonic music.Renaissance Music for the Choral Conductor is the ideal textbook for choral literature and choral conducting classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels. This guide contains traditional toasts, stage directions, lists of appropriate music, and even instruction on selected Renaissance dances. Renaissance Music for the Choral Conductor: A Practical Guide addresses the study and performance of Renaissance music in a way that is understandable to the musician at any level
All of the essential information is provided, without burdening the reader with unnecessary complications. Scholarly yet accessible, this book navigates through the important musical characteristics from the period and offers specific insights and strategies to address themThere are wonderful resources in this book, including in-depth analysis's, brief biographies of important composers of the period, and a guide for planning a madrigal dinner. The book is useful and engaging when it focuses passionately and astutely on the matter of word stress. Overall, this is a worthy book, albeit with a slightly dated bibliogr
Robert J. Summer is professor emeritus in Choral Studies at the University of South Florida and founding conductor of the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. In addition to guest conducting throughout the country, he has been a frequent conductor of the Florida Orchestra for performances of major choral works and author of Choral Masterworks from Bach to Britten: Reflections of a Conductor (Scarecrow Press 2007).
J. Taylor said Five Stars. Great book, good insight, love the inclusion on madrigal dinners as well!