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A History of the Oratorio: Vol. 3: the Oratorio in the Classical Era: 03 New Edition
Author(s): Howard E. Smither (Author)
- Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication Date: 16 April 2012
- Edition: New
- Language: English
- Print length: 739 pages
- ISBN-10: 0807836605
- ISBN-13: 9780807836606
Book Description
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 oratorio. His 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.
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About the Author
Howard E. Smither is James Gordon Hanes Professor of the Humanities in Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
