DAVID P. DEVENNEY is Assistant Professor of Music at West Chester University in Pennsylvania and the Music Director of the Reading Choral Society, one of America's oldest musical organizations.

• Introduction Choral Music in Early America The Early Nineteenth Century Composers of Mid-Nineteenth Century: The Beginning of a Classical Tradition Coming of Age: The Second New England School The End of the Century: Impressionism and the Flowering of Romanticism A New Century The Glory Years The Glory Years II Contemporary Composers: The Older Generation Contemporary Composers: Current Scene Selected Bibliography Index

DAVID P. DEVENNEY is Assistant Professor of Music at West Chester University in Pennsylvania and the Music Director of the Reading Choral Society, one of America's oldest musical organizations.

• Introduction Choral Music in Early America The Early Nineteenth Century Composers of Mid-Nineteenth Century: The Beginning of a Classical Tradition Coming of Age: The Second New England School The End of the Century: Impressionism and the Flowering of Romanticism A New Century The Glory Years The Glory Years II Contemporary Composers: The Older Generation Contemporary Composers: Current Scene Selected Bibliography Index

DAVID P. DEVENNEY is Assistant Professor of Music at West Chester University in Pennsylvania and the Music Director of the Reading Choral Society, one of America's oldest musical organizations.

• Introduction Choral Music in Early America The Early Nineteenth Century Composers of Mid-Nineteenth Century: The Beginning of a Classical Tradition Coming of Age: The Second New England School The End of the Century: Impressionism and the Flowering of Romanticism A New Century The Glory Years The Glory Years II Contemporary Composers: The Older Generation Contemporary Composers: Current Scene Selected Bibliography Index