The art of music, Vol. 06 (of 14): Choral and church music

by Rossetter G. (Rossetter Gleason) Cole

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"The Art of Music, Vol. 06 (of 14): Choral and Church Music" by Rossetter G. Cole is a comprehensive historical survey and reference work written in the early 20th century. It examines the development of choral and church music from early Christian chant through medieval polyphony, the mass, motet, madrigal, cantata, and oratorio, up to then-contemporary practice, also treating the organ and national traditions.

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