Item Detail
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DeVenney, David P.
Johnson, Craig R. -
The chorus in opera : a guide to the repertory
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Book
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Metuchen, N.J.
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1993
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Scarecrow Press
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xv, 203 p. ; 23 cm.
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English
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0810826208; 9780810826205
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Choral music--Bibliography.
Opera--Bibliography. -
Chroral Music; Choral Opera Music; Choral Literature
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ML 128 .C48 D47 1993
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DeVenney, David P., and Craig R. Johnson. The Chorus in Opera: A Guide to the Repertory. Metuchen, New Jersey: The Scarecrow Press, 1993.
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Guide for choral conductors seeking new literature as well as a help for researching the choral resources of opera.
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Includes choruses that have been excerpted from opera repertory. This includes music from the Baroque era to the the present day. To be included in this listing, choruses were required to have a definite beginning and end as wellas an understandable text when taken out of context. There is some use of solo voice in these listings.
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The main body is a catalog of works that is listed alphabetically by composer and then alphabetically by opera title. Two or more works from the same opera will be listed in order of appearance in the actual opera. Each citaiton has a reference number and is annotated by composer, librettist, publisher, act/scene number, performing forces, duration, level of difficulty, description of chorus, and miscellaneous commentary. Titles are given in original language with a few exceptions. Many citations will include a brief summary of the scene from which it was excerpted.
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A helpful repertoire resource for conductors seeking variety in programming. Citations are well organized and informative.
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McTyre, Ruthann Boles. Fontes artis musicae 41 (Spring 1994): 133-34.
Pendle, Karen. American Reference Books Annual 25 (1994): 1353. -
BYU Mus Ref
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3051