Historical Dictionary of Choral Music

Part of a series covering a range of literary and arts subjects, this particular volume focuses on a less studied area of music, that of the choral repertoire. The bias is American, then European, and religious, sacred and some popular works are covered. The dictionary format is reader‐friendly, giving potted biographies of a number of composers, specifically in relation to their choral works, and this is helpful in the case of those who are no longer known for this kind of composition. As with other series of this kind, there is a useful chronology of key dates in terms of...