Exploring Music: Choral Music
Choral music is, quite simply, music sung by a choir. However, the style, scale and sound of choral music can vary dramatically, as demonstrated by the differences between the evocative sounds of the Latin mass to the large scale sounds of Mahler’s 8th Symphony, the Symphony of a Thousand.
In this session, Alan Fearon, Chorus Master of the Northern Sinfonia Chorus, will explore the history of choral music from its humble medieval beginnings through to its contemporary form.
Exploring Music is a series of introduction to music talks.
Part of Exploring Music
Exploring Music is a weekly series of 'introduction to' music talks. The series covers a wide range of musical topics, such as What is classical music?; world music; renowned women composers; What is urban music?; the relationship between Shakespeare and the Kaiser Chiefs and so on. The talks...