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With this volume, Howard Smither completes his monumental History of the Oratorio. Volumes 1 and 2 treated the oratorio in the Baroque era, while Volume 3 explored the genre in the Classical era. Here, Smither surveys the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century oratorio, stressing the main geographic areas of oratorio composition and performance: Germany, Britain, America, and France.Continuing the approach of the previous volumes, Smither explores the oratorio in each language and geographical area by first examining the cultural and social contexts of oratorio. He then addresses aesthetic theory and criticism, treats libretto and music in general, and offers detailed analyses of the librettos and music of specific oratorios (thirty-one in all) that are of special importance to the history of the genre.As a synthesis of specialized literature as well as an investigation of primary sources, this work will serve as both a springboard for further research and an essential reference for choral conductors, soloists, choral singers, and others interested in the history of the oratorio.
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- Author
- Howard E. Smither
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780193152571
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Music, Arts
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