A Conductor's Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works

This survey of large choral-orchestral works written between 1900 and 1972 and containing some English text examines 89 works, from Elgar's Dream of Gerontius to Bernstein's Mass . For each work, the author provides a biography of the composer, complete instrumentation, text sources, editions, availability of performing materials, performance issues, discography, and bibliographies of the composer and the work. When present, solo roles are described. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.