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Paper · Semantic Scholar
British Choral Music in the Last Third of the 20th Century: Outcomes of the English Musical RenaissanceThe present paper considers the main development paths of British choral composition during the last third of the 20th century. The analysis of choral scores by British composers, which were in demand in the global concert scene both at the turn of the century and today, identifies several evolutionary trends: (1) post-Britten influenced by the choral music of the outstanding British composer Benjamin Britten; (2) p…
Encyclopedia · Wikipedia
ChoirA choir, also known as a chorale or chorus, is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform or in other words is the music performed by the ensemble. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which spans from the medieval era to the present, or popular music repertoire. Most choirs are led by a conductor, who leads the per…
Book · DOAB
Macau and Catholic Sacred Music Across the Sino-Western DivideFor three centuries, the former Portuguese colony of Macau served as the gateway into mainland China and the locale for the development of an Asian Catholic culture that encompassed distinctive musical practices and styles. Macau and Catholic Music Across the Sino-Western Divide draws extensively upon historical documents in Chinese and Portuguese for a polylingual approach to Catholic sacred music. Jen-yen Chen fol…