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Music of the American Spirit 2
Professor Carol considers the question "What is Music
of the American Spirit?" by considering themes across two centuries of
American choral repertoire. She discusses
the history, customs, and geography of America that inspire our diverse choral
music, from Colonial times to the present, emphasizing texts of John Stirling
Walker and Eric Johns, tunebooks and hymnals, liturgy, folk song, and
spirituals.
Works Discussed: Leonard Bernstein: Mass;
Aaron Copland: The Tender Land; Randall
Thompson: "Alleluia"; choral works by David Conte, Hubert Bird, Ned Rorem, William Billings,
and Stephen Paulus.
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Professor Carol considers the question "What is Music
of the American Spirit?" by considering themes across two centuries of
American choral repertoire. She discusses
the history, customs, and geography of America that inspire our diverse choral
music, from Colonial times to the present, emphasizing texts of John Stirling
Walker and Eric Johns, tunebooks and hymnals, liturgy, folk song, and
spirituals.
Works Discussed: Leonard Bernstein: Mass;
Aaron Copland: The Tender Land; Randall
Thompson: "Alleluia"; choral works by David Conte, Hubert Bird, Ned Rorem, William Billings,
and Stephen Paulus.