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Book SynopsisIn Choral Masterpieces: Major and Minor, historian Nicholas Tarling surveys the landscape of choral works, some standard masterpieces that are commonly performed by choruses around the world, others deserving a second, closer look. As noted in the foreword by Uwe Grodd , music director of the Auckland Choral Society, this work is a collection of essays about a number of outstanding works, including Beethoven's Miss Solemnis and Britten's War Requiem, but he also invites attention to lesser masterpieces. If the choral movement, which includes both singers and listeners, is to survive, new works must be created and repertory expanded. The book is an easy and captivating read even if you are not a chorister.Choral Masterpieces: Major and Minor features short essays on over 28 works, from major masterpieces such as Handel's Messiah and Bach's St. Matthew's Passion to off-the-beaten path choral works such as Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Hiawatha and Frederick Delius' A Mass of Life. Throughout
Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Romanticism and the musical background Chapter 2: Youth and the Prodigy Chapter 3: Béranger and the Revolutions Chapter 4: Paganini and his crucial influence Chapter 5: Liszt and the Polish pianist Chapter 6: Chopin and the Polish bowman Chapter 7: Chopin and Polish Romanticism Chapter 8: Liszt and the great virtuosity Chapter 9: Chopin and his letters Chapter 10: The Princess and settlement at Weimar Chapter 11: Liszt and his three lives Chapter 12: Wieniawski and the hard-earned years Chapter 13: Liszt and the Polish Oratorio Chapter 14: The Survivor and his friends Chapter 15: The Decline and End Epilogue Appendix: Listings of Franz Liszt’s music connected to Poland Index
