Dennis Shrock

Choral Monuments

Studies of Eleven Choral Masterworks

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Produktbeschreibung

In Choral Monuments renowned choral pedagogue and scholar Dennis Shrock offers close studies of eleven of the most significant choral works in Western music history. The volume covers the range of historical eras and a variety of performance forces, from the acapella four-voice Renaissance Mass to the twentieth-century choral symphony with multi-part choir and modern orchestra.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9780190469030
• ISBN-10: 019046903X
• Artikelnr.: 48319883

Autorenporträt

Dennis Shrock is widely acclaimed as a master teacher, scholar, and performer of choral music, being noted for his commitment to performance practices and being hailed for performances characterized for their technical precision, stylistic faithfulness, and musical expression. He has held numerous university residencies and is author of several books on choral music and performance practice, including Choral Repertoire (OUP 2009) and Choral Scores (OUP 2015).

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE
Josquin Desprez - Missa Pange Lingua
Biographical and Compositional Overview
Salient Compositional Characteristics
Imitation
Ostinatos
The Missa Pange lingua
Structure and Parody Technique
Performance Practice Considerations
Performing Forces
Meter, Tactus, and Tempo
Text Underlay
Musica Ficta and Musica Recta
Summary
Selected Bibliography
CHAPTER TWO
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Missa Papae Marcelli
Biographical and Compositional Overview
The Papacy and the Counter-Reformation
The Missa Papae Marcelli
Musical Characteristics
Legacy
Performance Practice Considerations
Pitch and Performing Forces
Meter and Tactus
Oratorical Phrasing
Tempo
Musica Ficta
Summary
Selected Bibliography
CHAPTER THREE
Johann Sebastian Bach - B Minor Mass
Biographical and Compositional Overview
Bach's Lutheran Masses
Parody Technique
The B Minor Mass
Parodies
Compositional Rationale
Manuscripts, Editions, and Performances
Formal and Musical Structures
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Agnus Dei
Summary
Performance Practice Considerations
Performing Forces
Meter and Tempo
Rhythmic Alteration
Ornamentation
Summary
Selected Bibliography
CHAPTER FOUR
George Frideric Handel - Messiah
Genesis and Historical Perspective
Handel's Compositional Process
Speed of Writing, Parody Technique, and Revision of Works
The Libretto of Messiah
Formal and Musical Structures
Instrumental Movements
Recitatives
Solo Vocal Movements
Choruses
Performance Practice Considerations
Performing Forces and Stage Setup
Volume, Timbre, Pitch, and Vibrato
Metric Accentuation
Rhythmic Alteration
Recitative
Ornamentation
Summary
Selected Bibliography
CHAPTER FIVE
Joseph Haydn - The Creation
Introduction
Genesis and Historical Perspective
The Text of The Creation
Musical Expression
Formal and Musical Structures
Performance Practice Considerations
Editions
Performing Forces and Stage Setup
Meter and Tempo
Metric Accentuation
Recitative
Ornamentation
Summary
Selected Bibliography
CHAPTER SIX
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony #9
Introduction
Genesis and Historical Perspective
Schiller's An die Freude
Formal and Musical Structures
Expression
Performance Practice Considerations
Tempo
Metric Accentuation
Orchestration
Stage Setup
Selected Bibliography
CHAPTER SEVEN
Felix Mendelssohn - St. Paul
Genesis and Historical Perspective
Reception of St. Paul
Compositional Historicism
The Text of St. Paul
Formal and Musical Structures
Recitatives
Turba Choruses
Arias
Choruses
Performance Practice Considerations
Introduction
Performance in German or English
Performing Forces and Stage Setup
Fermatas
Recitatives
Recommendations
Selected Bibliography
CHAPTER EIGHT
Johannes Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem
Genesis and Historical Perspective
Reception of the Requiem
Texts Set by Brahms Related to Those of the Requiem
The Texts Brahms Chose for the Requiem
Musical and Formal Structures
Performance Practice Considerations
Instrumentation, Timbre, and Vibrato
Metric Accentuation
Stage Setup
Tempo Fluctuation
Selected Bibliography
CHAPTER NINE
Giuseppe Verdi - Messa da Requiem
Introduction
Genesis and Historical Perspective
The Text of the Requiem
Formal and Musical Structures
Structures Exhibited in Scoring
Structures of Individual Movements
Structures Related to Melodic Design
Performance Practice Considerations
Rhythm and Expressive Markings
Tempo
Performing Forces and Stage Setup
Summary
Selected Bibliography
CHAPTER TEN
Igor Stravinsky - Mass
Genesis and Historical Perspective
Masses Based on Historic Models
The Nineteenth Century
The Twentieth Century
Stravinsky and Musical Styles of the Past
Oedipus rex and Babel
Symphony of Psalms and Canticum sacrum
Mass and Cantata
Formal and Musical Structures of the Mass
Kyrie and Agnus Dei
Gloria and Sanctus
Credo
Summary
Performance Practice Considerations
Text Setting
Performing Forces and Stage Setup
Summary
Selected Bibliography
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Benjamin Britten - War Requiem
Introduction
Genesis and Historical Perspective
Wilfred Owen and his Poetry in the War Requiem
Musical Symbolism
Structural Symbolism
Movement 1 - Requiem Aeternam
Movement 2 - Dies Irae
Movement 3 - Offertorium
Movement 6 - Libera Me
Supplementary Structures
Performance Practice Considerations
Performing Forces
Stage Setup
Nationalities of the Vocal Soloists and Their Vocal Timbres
Acoustics
Addendum
Selected Bibliography
Appendix
Score Data