Choral Music in the Twentieth Century: Hardcover - Hardcover

Nick Strimple

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1574670743 ISBN 13: 9781574670745

Publisher: Amadeus Press, 2003

Synopsis

(Amadeus). Musical works for chorus are among the great masterpieces of 20th-century art. This guide, the first truly comprehensive volume on the choral music of the last century, covers the spectacular range of music for vocal ensembles, from Saint-Saens to Tan Dun. The book will be essential to every choral conductor and a valuable resource for choir members, choral societies and choruses.

About this title

About the Author:

Nick Strimple has appeared as a guest conductor with distinguished international ensembles and has recorded critically acclaimed CDs of choral music by 20th-century American composers. He currently serves as lecturer in the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, director of music at Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church, and music director of the Choral Society of Southern California, the Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale, and the Los Angeles Vocal & Instrumental Ensemble ("La vie"). He resides in Beverly Hills, California.

Review:

"[Strimple is] a deft researcher. [A] broad, deep review of choral works created in the artistically turbulent century just past." -- Peter Jacobi, The Hoosier Times , August 25, 2002

About this edition

• Publisher: Amadeus Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1574670743
• ISBN 13: 9781574670745
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 392