The GIA Historical Music Series edited by Dennis Shrock, presents repertoire suitable for performance by public school, college and university, church, and community ensembles, with the purpose of making available to today's conductors lesser-known and previously difficult-to-procure historical masterpieces. The music, drawn from the Renaissance through the Romantic eras, is in performance editions based on the most current and rigorous scholarly research. The musical scores reflect original intent of notation, with all editorial markings and emendations clearly identified as such. In addition, preface material accompanying the music contains literal translations of foreign language texts and information regarding the lives of the composers, genres, and relevant performance practices.
Dennis Shrock
Dennis Shrock is Director of Choral Activities at Texas Christian University and author of Choral Repertoire (Oxford University Press), Music for Choral Conducting Classes (GIA), Performance Practices in the Classical Era (GIA), and Choral Scores (an anthology of music to be published by Oxford University Press in 2012). In addition, he is a frequent lecturer, guest conductor, and clinician – serving as Artist-in-Residence and member of the Conducting Institute at Westminster Choir College (2010), Guest Lecturer and Conductor at Yale University and Visiting Professor of Music at Boston University (2009–2010), Guest Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Chorus (2010), and lecturer at American Choral Directors National Conferences (2009 and 2011).
Selected Titles
Palestrina's Guando dal terzo cielois the final composition in a collection of madrigals entitled "Il trionfo di Dori." Each madrigal is scored for six voices and each ends with the text "Viva la bella Dori" (Long live fair Dori). This late sixteenth-century collection of madrigals enjoyed great success and was the model of the famous English collection of madrigals entitled, "The Triumphes of Oriana."...read more
Luca Marenzio's Leggiadre ninfe comes from a collection of madrigals entitled "Il trionfo di Dori." Each madrigal is scored for six voices and each ends with the text "Viva la bella Dori" (Long live fair Dori). This late sixteenth-century collection of madrigals enjoyed great success and was the model of the famous English collection of madrigals entitled, "The Triumphes of Oriana....read more"
Giovanni Gabrieli's Se cantano gl'augelli comes from a collection of madrigals entitled "Il trionfo di Dori." Each madrigal is scored for six voices and each ends with the text "Viva la bella Dori" (Long live fair Dori). This late sixteenth-century collection of madrigals enjoyed great success and was the model of the famous English collection of madrigals entitled, "The Triumphes of Oriana."...read more
Three Dowland Part Songs. This versatile Renaissance air or ayer for lute, guitar, or piano has many performance options. It can be sung by soprano, alto, tenor, or bass alone or by any combination of these voice parts with varied instrumental accompaniment. Furthermore, one can vary the textures and dynamic levels of the repeated sections of music, from echo effects to vocal and instrumental dialogues. The three songs are meant to serve as a set, one following the other in performance...read more