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With this volume, Howard Smither completes his monumental History of the s 1 and 2, published by the University of North Carolina Press intreated the oratorio in the Baroque era, while Volume 3, published inexplored the genre in the Classical era/5(4).

Howard Smither has written the first definitive work on the history of the oratorio since Arnold Schering published his Geschichte des Oratoriums in This volume is the first of a four-volume comprehensive study that offers a new synthesis of. The Oratorio in the classical Era is the third volume of Howard Smither's monumental History of the Oratorio, continuing his synthesis and critical appraisal of the comprehensive study surpasses in scope and treatment all previous works on the subject.

A fourth and final volume, on the oratorio in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, is forthcoming. Howard Smither has written the first definitive work on the history of the oratorio since Arnold Schering published his Geschichte des Oratoriumsin This volume is the first of a four-volume comprehensive study that offers a new synthesis of what is known to date about the oratorio.

Volume 1, divided into three parts, opens with the examination of the medieval. A History of the Oratorio, 4 volumes, Omnibus E-book: Includes all four volumes of A History of the Oratorio - Kindle edition by Smither, Howard E.

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Smither. Read this book on Questia. Howard Smither has written the first definitive work on the history of the oratorio since Arnold Schering published his Geschichte des Oratoriums in This volume is the first of a four-volume comprehensive study that offers a new synthesis of what is known to date about the oratorio.

With this volume, Howard Smither completes his monumental History of the Oratorio. Volumes 1 and 2, published by the University of North Carolina Press intreated the oratorio in the Baroque era, while Volume 3, published inexplored the genre in the Classical era.

Here, Smither surveys the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century oratorio, stressing the. A History of the Oratorio is the first full-length history of the genre since Arnold Schering published his Geschichte des Oratoriums in In addition to synthesizing current thought about the oratorio, these volumes contribute new information on relationships between oratorio librettos and contemporary literary and religious thought, and Brand: The University of North Carolina Press.

Selected twentieth-century oratorios. Igor Stravinsky, Oedipus rex: opera-oratorio ; French oratorio ; German oratorio ; English oratorio --Epilogue to A history of the oratorio --Appendix: A checklist of twentieth-century oratorios.

Responsibility: by Howard E. Smither. More information: French equivalent / Équivalent français. Read "A History of the Oratorio Vol. 2: the Oratorio in the Baroque Era: Protestant Germany and England" by Howard E. Smither available from Rakuten Kobo. Written by an eminent scholar in a style that represents American musicological writing at its Brand: The University of North Carolina Press.

The Oratorio in the classical Era is the third volume of Howard Smither's monumental History of the Oratorio, continuing his synthesis and critical appraisal of the comprehensive study surpasses in scope and treatment all previous works on the subject.

A fourth and final volume, on the oratorio in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, is : Howard E. Smither. A History of the Oratorio is the first full-length history of the genre since Arnold Schering published his Geschichte des Oratoriums in In addition to synthesizing current thought about the oratorio, these volumes contribute new information on relationships between oratorio librettos and contemporary literary and religious thought, and Book Edition: Omnibus E-Book.

Book Review A History of the Oratorio. A History of the Oratorio. Vol. 4, The Oratorio in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. By Howard E.

Smither. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, [xxiv, p. ISBN $]. Written by an eminent scholar in a style that represents American musicological writing at its communicative best, A History of the Oratorio offers a synthesis and critical appraisal so exhaustive and reliable that the serious student of the oratorio will be compelled to look to these volumes as an indispensable source.

No work on the history of the oratorio has yet appeared 5/5(1). The Glorious History of Handel’s Messiah A musical rite of the holiday season, the Baroque-era oratorio still awes listeners years after the composer’s deathAuthor: Jonathan Kandell.

Institutio Oratoria (English: Institutes of Oratory) is a twelve-volume textbook on the theory and practice of rhetoric by Roman rhetorician was published around year 95 CE. The work deals also with the foundational education and development of the orator himself.

A History of the Oratorio by Howard E. Smither. As a synthesis of specialized literature as well as an investigation of primary sources, this work will serve as both a springboard for further research and an essential reference for choral conductors, soloists, choral singers, and others interested in the history of the oratorio.

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Free shipping for many products. ISBN: OCLC Number: Notes: Written by an eminent scholar in a style that represents American musicological writing at its communicative best, A History of the Oratorio offers a synthesis and critical appraisal so exhaustive and reliable that the serious student of the oratorio will be compelled to look to these volumes as an indispensable.

With this volume, Howard Smither completes his monumental History of the Oratorio. Volumes 1 and 2, published by the University of North Carolina Press intreated the oratorio in the Baroque era, while Volume 3, published inexplored the genre in 5/5(2).With this volume, Howard Smither completes his monumental History of the s 1 and 2, published by the University of North Carolina Press intreated the oratorio in the Baroque era, while Volume 3, published inexplored the genre in the Classical era.A History of the Oratorio.

Vol. 4, The Oratorio in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. By Howard E. Smither. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, [xxiv, p. ISBN $].