Historical Dictionary of Choral Music

Melvin P. Unger is Director Emeritus of the School of Music at the State University of New York (Fredonia). He previously served as Director of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea Ohio. During his career in Canada and the USA, he has directed choirs of all types and ages.

• AcknowledgmentsPrefaceAcronyms and AbbreviationsChronologyIntroductionThe DictionaryBibliographyGeneral Music Reference WorksGeneral Studies of Choral MusicStudies of Genres and StylesStudies of Choral Performance PracticeStudies of Religious Music TraditionsStudies of Choral Traditions and Activities by RegionBibliographies, Indexes, Anthologies, and General Guides to Choral RepertoireStudies of Individual Composers and ConductorsInterviews with Choral Composers and ConductorsStudies of Other Composers, Conductors, Choirs, Choral Events, and Choral DevelopmentsChoral JournalsWebsitesAbout the Author

This second edition of Unger’s book is an excellent guide to choral music.…This extraordinary new edition adds 300 entries to the original 1,000 and updates many existing ones. Alphabetically arranged, the listings are generally a paragraph or two, except for longer entries on composers such as Bach, Handel, Haydn, among other key musical artists. Unger includes a basic chronology and an exceptional bibliography that’s divided into sections ranging from general reference works and general studies of choral music to guides of repertoire, examinations of traditions, activities by region, and studies of individual composers and conductors. A remarkable resource that will please both musical professionals and amateurs, along with teachers and their students, and conductors and singers.