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9780810851412

Choral Performance A Guide to Historical Practice

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  • ISBN13:

    9780810851412

  • ISBN10:

    0810851415

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-10-15
  • Publisher: Scarecrow Press
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Summary

This is a detailed discussion of various aspects of historical performance practice, especially as they relate to liturgical styles of the Renaissance. Issues of timbre, tempo, ensemble, ornamentation, and pitch are among those treated at length in this work intended to broaden the understanding of contemporary choral performers and conductors alike.

Author Biography

Steven E. Plank is chair of the department of musicology at Oberlin College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction
1(12)
``It's on Account of the Sound It Is''
13(18)
The Ensemble
31(22)
What Pitches Shall We Sing?
53(12)
Rhythm, Tempo, and the Conductor's Gesture
65(16)
Articulation, Ornamentation, and Interpretation
81(14)
Putting Things into Practice
95(20)
So What?
115(4)
Bibliography 119(6)
Index 125(4)
About the Author 129

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