A Conductor's Guide to Choral / Orchestral Repertoire

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This comprehensive, annotated list of more than 1200 works is sure to become an essential conductor’s tool for finding choral and orchestral editions that are currently published and accessible. Each detailed listing identifies:

Composer’s name, dates of birth and death, and nationality
Approximate duration of the work in minutes
Original title of the work with alternate titles if they exist, as well as English translations of foreign language titles
Date of the composition, with commissions and premieres of historical importance
Language and source of the work’s text
Complete scoring of the composition, including soloists
Name of the publisher or publishers, including the online source IMSLP (International Music Score Library Project)

The 250 composers in the guide represent the most historically recognized or currently important contributors of repertoire considered to be artistically meritorious. Included beyond the standard and familiar composers are those who are lesser known, but respected. The selected repertoire of each composer is limited to works scored for chorus and an ensemble of instruments—from full and chamber orchestras to groupings of strings, winds, or brass.