Choral Composition

.,."this book fills a much-needed void in choral music, especially as a resource book for composition majors and composers...Hines has, in a most encyclopedic, expansive, and yet incredibly succinct way, succeeded marvelously, filling in previous gaps in history and compositional style."-Choral Review ?...this book fills a much-needed void in choral music, especially as a resource book for composition majors and composers...Hines has, in a most encyclopedic, expansive, and yet incredibly succinct way, succeeded marvelously, filling in previous gaps in history and compositional style.?-Choral Review ?This comprehensive handbook is highly recommended. It details the fundamentals and forms of choral composition and expands upon the coverage and number pf topics in Archibal T. Davison's 1945 classic text, Choral Conducting ...a must for serious choral people.?-The American Organist "This comprehensive handbook is highly recommended. It details the fundamentals and forms of choral composition and expands upon the coverage and number pf topics in Archibal T. Davison's 1945 classic text, Choral Conducting ...a must for serious choral people."-The American Organist ..."this book fills a much-needed void in choral music, especially as a resource book for composition majors and composers...Hines has, in a most encyclopedic, expansive, and yet incredibly succinct way, succeeded marvelously, filling in previous gaps in history and compositional style."-Choral Review

ROBERT STEPHAN HINES has authored or co-authored five books on twentieth-century choral and orchestral music, Singers' Liturgical Latin, and freshman and sophomore ear training. He has held teaching or administrative posts at Southern Illinois University, Wichita State University. and the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In Hawaii, he served as choral director, department chairman and a decade as dean of the College of Arts and Humanities.

Preface Music Examples Introduction Choral Notation Text and Textual Devices Choral Composition Devices Choral Part Writing, Voicings, Accompaniments and Forms Types of Choruses Soloists with Chorus Keyboard Instruments Chamber and Instrumental Ensembles with Chorus Orchestra with Chorus and Soloists Chorus in Opera, Operetta, Musical Comedy and Music Theater Publication Bibliography Index