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    • Author/Creator:Summer, Robert J., 1941-
    • Title:Renaissance music for the choral conductor : a practical guide / Robert J. Summer.
    • ISBN:9780810882805 (pbk. : alk. paper)
      0810882809 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • Published/Created:Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2013.
    • Physical Description:xvi, 243 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
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    • Format:Book
    • BibliographyIncludes bibliographical references, discography and index.
    • Contents:A brief introduction to the Renaissance era (1400-1620) -- The development of 16th-century secular vocal forms -- The development of the 16th-century motet and the English anthem -- Theoretical aspects associated with Renaissance music -- Finding a good edition -- Marking the score -- Rehearsing polyphonic music -- Conducting polyphonic music -- Paul Salamunovich and Palestrina's Sicut cervus -- Use of instruments in Renaissance vocal music -- Mini-lectures on six master composers -- Presenting a madrigal dinner -- Introduction and instructions for selected Renaissance dances.
    • Subjects:Choral music--15th century.
      Choral music--16th century.
      Choral music--17th century.