Academic Catalog 2010 - 10

The Arts | Music

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Historical Dictionary of Choral Music
Melvin P. Unger
Throughout the ages, people have wanted to sing in a communal context.This desire apparently stems from a deeply rooted human instinct. Consequently, choral performance historically has often been related to human rituals and ceremonies, especially rites of a religious nature.The Historical Dictionary of Choral Music focuses on choral music and practice in the Western world from the medieval era to the 21st century.This is done through a chronology, introduction, bibliography, and over 1,000 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important composers, genres, conductors, institutions, styles, and technical terms of choral music. Melvin Unger holds the Riemenschneider Chair in Music at the Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music, where he serves as director of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute and directs the B-W Singers.
Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts The Scarecrow Press, Inc. 978-0-8108-5751-3 • June 2010 • 526 pp. • $130.00 • cloth
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A Dictionary for the Modern Flutist
Susan J. Maclagan Foreword by Trevor Wye
“This source provides coherent, concise, and accessible information about the flute for players of all levels of achievement, and for persons doing research into woodwind performance. Recommended.” —CHOICE A Dictionary for the Modern Flutist presents clear and concise definitions of more than 1,500 common flute-related terms that a player of the Boehm-system flute may encounter. Fully illustrated with more than 100 images, the entries contain descriptions of words related to all aspects of the flute: flute types, flute parts, flute repair, playing techniques, acoustics, articulations, intonation, common ornaments, flutemaking, flute history, flute music books, and more. Susan J. Maclagan has played flute with the Calgary Philharmonic and the ensemble Windsong, and she has taught at the University of Toronto and Havergal College. She has published articles in Flutewise and The Flutist Quarterly.
The Scarecrow Press, Inc. 978-0-8108-6711-6 • 2009 • 272 pp. • $75.00 • cloth
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The New Broadway Song Companion
AN ANNOTATED GUIDE TO MUSICAL THEATRE LITERATURE BY VOICE TYPE AND SONG STYLE SECOND EDITION
David P. DeVenney
“This volume is an absolute necessity for all college and high school musical theater collections. Essential.” —CHOICE “This is one reference book that no one interested in musical theatre should be without!” —AMATEUR STAGE This volume presents a comprehensive listing of the musical numbers from over 300 Broadway shows. Each song is annotated with the name of the character who sings it, the voice type, the exact vocal range, and a description of the song style. A set of six indexes allows access to this music by voice type (soprano, baritone, etc.), song style (uptempo, ballad, etc.), vocal arrangement (duets, trios, chorus, etc.), and composer and lyricist. David P. DeVenney is professor of music and Director of Choral Activities at West Chester University.
The Scarecrow Press, Inc. 978-0-8108-6943-1 • 2009 • 298 pp. • $39.95 • cloth
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