The Story of Oratorio

Scattered spots of foxing, quite heavy to preliminary leaves. Previous owner's name. ; xxiv, 242 pages + frontispiece + 5 plates. In-text illustrations. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Gilt lyre illustration on front board. Page dimensions: 180 x 130mm. Contents: Oratorio as it is; Music and Religion; Things Sacred and Secular; The Birth of Oratorio; From Gregorian Tone to Choral; Handel Leads Oratorio to its Prime; How Haydn and Beethoven Glorified Oratorio; Oratorio and the Romance Composers; The Tone-Cathedrals of Mendlssohn and Gounod; How English Composers worked for Oratorio; What the United Kingdom has done for Oratorio; Our Choral Organisations and the Possible Future of Oratorio; The Building of the Cathedral; The Orchestra, and Summary; Appendices; Index.

Product Info

Publisher: The Walter Scott Publishing Co.

Year: 1902

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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