Choral Music: A Norton Historical Anthology

By Ray Robinson

The editor has realized several objectives in selecting pieces for inclusion: to document stylistic development from the late Middle Ages to the twentieth century; to illustrate the major categories of choral composition in different periods; and to provide a convenient library of works by major composers in the choral genre in a convenient format. The organization of the anthology is chronological: after surveying the sacred choral literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Dr. Robinson divides the secular music of the sixteenth century by nation; he then presents examples of the sacred and secular output of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The Romantic period is organized geographically, as is the twentieth century, and includes representative works from all the major Western cultures. In all cases, the very best edition of a work has been chosen for inclusion. Where an acceptable version did not already exist a fresh edition was made especially for this anthology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393090620
• ISBN13: 9780393090628
• Release Date: May 1978
• Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
• Length: 1100 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.1" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Norton Choral Anthology edited by Ray Robinson

Robinson's Anthology of Choral Music covers a wide spectrum of repertoire, dating from circa 1300 to the 1970's. The collection is intended to be a performance manual, with material representing the development of Choral Music throughout the ages. The one comment which could be made is that a short overview of each period would have been helpful to those studying the genre. It would also be nice to have a hard cover version of this text, as the soft cover is easily battered-about in performance.