English Choral Practice, 1400-1650

Book Overview

This is the first book to survey the performing practices in English choral music in the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, including the period of the English Reformation. The essays, all written by specialists in the field, consider in depth such areas as the growth and development of the 'church' choir, related issues of vocal tessitura, performing pitch, the systems of pronunciation appropriate for Latin- and English-texted music,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521544084
• ISBN13: 9780521544085
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.7"