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Founded in 1915 by the musicologist William Gillies Whittaker, the
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Bach Choir is one of the oldest Bach choirs in
the United Kingdom. This book celebrates the centenary of the choir
with a multi-author account of the choir's contributions to musical
life and the many personalities who made that possible. It contains
almost 200 illustrations, many of them not previously seen.
Marvelous Rise of Superheroes in Cinema: Evolution of the Genre
from Sequels to Universes addresses the superhero movie genre's
transformation between 1978 and 2019. To emphasize and illustrate
the conceptual and thematic transformation, the main conventions of
the genre are scanned through several periods, focusing on the
developmental age of the genre, including the dominant period of DC
Comics-based superhero movies (1978-1997) and the Marvel "boom"
(2000-2007), and the contemporary age. For this purpose, the book
traces the fundamentals of superheroes from the first appearance of
Superman in Action Comics #1 (1938) to the final installment of the
MCU's Phase 3, Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). The transformation
has two significant points. First, the genre's main conventions
have been in a change. Second, the genre's focus has changed from
sequel filmmaking to the universe concept. The study investigates
the Marvel Cinematic Universe's dominant, leading, and major role
in the genre's evolutionary process. Besides, the future of the
superhero movie genre is questioned through the multiverse concept
to broaden an understanding of the genre's following directions.
The B-minor Mass has always represented a fascinating challenge to
musical scholarship. Composed over the course of Johann Sebastian
Bach's life, it is considered by many to be the composer's greatest
and most complex work. The fourteen essays assembled in this volume
originate from the International Symposium 'Understanding Bach's
B-minor mass' at which scholars from eighteen countries gathered to
debate the latest topics in the field. In revised and updated form,
they comprise a thorough and systematic study of Bach's Opus
Ultimum, including a wide range of discussions relating to the
Mass's historical background and contexts, structure and
proportion, sources and editions, and the reception of the work in
the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. In the light of
important new developments in the study of the piece, this
collection demonstrates the innovation and rigour for which Bach
scholarship has become known.
Late medieval motet texts are brimming with chimeras, centaurs and
other strange creatures. In The Monstrous New Art, Anna Zayaruznaya
explores the musical ramifications of this menagerie in the works
of composers Guillaume de Machaut, Philippe de Vitry, and their
contemporaries. Aligning the larger forms of motets with the broad
sacred and secular themes of their texts, Zayaruznaya shows how
monstrous or hybrid exempla are musically sculpted by rhythmic and
textural means. These divisive musical procedures point to the
contradictory aspects not only of explicitly monstrous bodies, but
of such apparently unified entities as the body politic, the
courtly lady, and the Holy Trinity. Zayaruznaya casts a new light
on medieval modes of musical representation, with profound
implications for broader disciplinary narratives about the history
of text-music relations, the emergence of musical unity, and the
ontology of the musical work.
An eye-opening reexamination of Handel's beloved religious oratorio
Every Easter, audiences across the globe thrill to performances of
Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus," but they would probably be appalled
to learn the full extent of the oratorio's anti-Judaic message. In
this pioneering study, respected musicologist Michael Marissen
examines Handel's masterwork and uncovers a disturbing message of
anti-Judaism buried within its joyous celebration of the divinity
of the Christ. Discovering previously unidentified historical
source materials enabled the author to investigate the
circumstances that led to the creation of the Messiah and expose
the hateful sentiments masked by magnificent musical
artistry-including the famed "Hallelujah Chorus," which rejoices in
the "dashing to pieces" of God's enemies, among them the "people of
Israel." Marissen's fascinating, provocative work offers musical
scholars and general readers alike an unsettling new appreciation
of one of the world's best-loved and most widely performed works of
religious music.
From the Jim Crow world of 1920s Greenville, South Carolina, to Greenwich Village's Café Society in the '40s, to their 1974 Grammy-winning collaboration on "Loves Me Like a Rock," the Dixie Hummingbirds have been one of gospel's most durable and inspiring groups. Now, Jerry Zolten tells the Hummingbirds' fascinating story and with it the story of a changing music industry and a changing nation. When James Davis and his high-school friends starting singing together in a rural South Carolina church they could not have foreseen the road that was about to unfold before them. They began a ten-year jaunt of "wildcatting," traveling from town to town, working local radio stations, schools, and churches, struggling to make a name for themselves. By 1939 the a cappella singers were recording their four-part harmony spirituals on the prestigious Decca label. By 1942 they had moved north to Philadelphia and then New York where, backed by Lester Young's band, they regularly brought the house down at the city's first integrated nightclub, Café Society. From there the group rode a wave of popularity that would propel them to nation-wide tours, major record contracts, collaborations with Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon, and a career still vibrant today as they approach their seventy-fifth anniversary. Drawing generously on interviews with Hank Ballard, Otis Williams, and other artists who worked with the Hummingbirds, as well as with members James Davis, Ira Tucker, Howard Carroll, and many others, The Dixie Hummingbirds brings vividly to life the growth of a gospel group and of gospel music itself.
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Piae Cantiones
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George Ratcliffe Woodward; Compiled by Jacobus Finno; Contributions by Theodoricus Petri Rutha
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Providing a detailed analysis of Bach's Passions, this 2010 book
represents an important contribution to the debate about the
culture of 'classical music', its origins, priorities and survival.
The angles from which each chapter proceeds differ from those of a
traditional music guide, by examining the Passions in the light of
the mindsets of modernity, and their interplay with earlier models
of thought and belief. While the historical details of Bach's
composition, performance and theological context remain crucial,
the foremost concern of this study is to relate these works to a
historical context that may, in some threads at least, still be
relevant today. The central claim of the book is that the interplay
of traditional imperatives and those of early modernity renders
Bach's Passions particularly fascinating as artefacts that both
reflect and constitute some of the priorities and conditions of the
western world.
(Amadeus). The subjects of this third volume range from survivors
of the so-called Golden Age of the 1890s, such as the formidable
Lotte Lehman, to those whom the 20th century has bequeathed to the
21st, such as Cecilia Bartoli and Ian Bostridge. This is a personal
selection that includes many of the great names, including
Melchior, heldentenor of the century, and Gigli, the most popular
Italian singer of his generation. The entire series (for this is
the final volume) ends with a chapter on Caruso, still widely
regarded as the greatest of all.Steane's critical essays seek out
the special qualities of each singer and relate them to wider
concerns in music and in life. His eloquent descriptions of the
nuances of the vocal art are wonderful examples of the best kind of
music appreciation. HARDCOVER.
This survey of choral literature, written by American composers
from 1760 through the 1990s, examines nearly 3,000 pieces of choral
music written by over 300 composers. Along with a descriptive
analysis, the literature is placed within a historical perspective.
Familiar and less well-known composers and their music are
examined. The study seeks to remedy the superficial treatment
choral music is often given in standard textbooks on American music
and to acknowledge and expose the varied richness of the
literature.
Choral conductors and musicologists will appreciate the vast
repertory of choral music literature examined. Organized
chronologically, this study uniquely traces the development of
choral music literature throughout the centuries. A select
bibliography provides a useful guide for further research.
Choral Voices: Ethnographic Imaginations of Sound and Sacrality is
about sacred and secular choirs in Goa and Shillong across
churches, seminaries, schools, auditoriums, classrooms, reality TV
shows, and festivals. Voice and genre emerge as social objects
annotated by tradition, nostalgia, and innovation. Piety literally
and metaphorically shapes the Christian lifeworld, predominantly
those belonging to the Presbyterian and Catholic denominations.
Indigeneity structures the political and cultural motifs in the
making of the Christian musical traditions. Located at the
intersection of Sociology, Anthropology, and Ethnomusicology, the
choral voices emplace 'affect' and the visual-aural dispatch. Thus,
sonic spectrum holds space for indigenous and global musicality.
This ethnographic work will be useful for scholars researching
music and sound studies, religious studies, cultural anthropology,
and sociology of India.
A collection of essays by 20th-century American, English, and
European composers in which each composer discusses a large choral
work or works he has written, along with the principles that guided
the composition.
for SATB and piano Mack Wilberg's calming and pensive Meditation is
an adaptation of Charles Gounod's famous Ave Maria which is itself
based on J.S. Bach's Prelude in C Major from the first book of The
Well-Tempered Clavier. The accompaniment is derived from the piano
solo transcription of Gounod's work by Georges Bizet. To the
piano's rising arpeggios and Gounod's melody, Wilberg has added a
gently weaving choral texture, setting the words 'Alleluia, Amen'.
for SSA, piano, and cello This setting of Langston Hughes's poem In
time of silver rain uses uplifting melodies and a supportive piano
accompaniment featuring oscillating semiquavers and broken chords.
The solo cello carries a lyrical melody that bridges the vocal
passages. At the end of the piece, singers are instructed to click
their fingers to imitate the sound of rainfall.
for SA and piano Commissioned by the English Montreal School Board
Chorale for its 40th anniversary, Be like the bird sets an English
translation of a text by Victor Hugo. Quartel uses lyrical melodies
and rising sequences that reflect the uplifting message of the
words, supported by a glittering piano accompaniment. A passage
from the original French text is set to the same melody, before
interweaving with the English text as a countermelody.
for SATB and piano In this poignant ballad Toby Young has set an
adaptation of Emily Dickinson's poem My Letter to the World to
heartfelt melodies with a pop-style piano accompaniment. The song
reflects on the pain of being separated from loved ones during the
COVID-19 pandemic and the power that music has to unite us. A
version for SSA and piano (ISBN 978-0-19-356721-4) is also
available.
for SATB, unison voices, and organ This celebratory anthem sets
Psalm 100 'O be joyful in the Lord' from the Book of Common Prayer
and uses organ flourishes, dancing vocal melodies, and lively
articulation to emphasize the exultant message of the text.
Jubilate Deo was commissioned by Saint Michael and All Angels
Episcopal Church, Dallas, Texas and was premiered at Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee concert in 2022.
for SSATB unaccompanied On the Air (Dear Vaccine) discusses the
optimism for a post-COVID world and, particularly, the desire to
sing together again. For the text, poet Sean Street drew
inspiration from 'Dear Vaccine', which is a global community poetry
project in which people are invited to share their thoughts and
hopes for the development of COVID-19 vaccines. McDowall has
emulated the hopefulness of the text through the energy of the
music and the use of both speaking and singing voices.
This book (published in German by Bärenreiter in 1988 and now available in English translation for the first time) is a comprehensive guide to the genesis, transmission, structure, meaning, and performance considerations of Bach's St John Passion. One of Bach's most fascinating works, its text demonstrates a profound understanding of St John's Gospel. The musical design of the choruses with their numerous interrelationships is quite unique and demands some explanation. The fact that the Passion exists in four different versions leads Dürr to ask which changes were intentional and which were the result of practical constraints or of orders issued by church authorities.
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