Author: Smither, Howard E.
Title: A History of the Oratorio. Volume 4: The Oratorio in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.
Description: Chapel Hill, Univ.of North Carolina Press, (2000). orig. cloth. 24x16cm,, xxiv,829 pp. Musical illustrations. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: The Nineteenth Century: The German Oratorio: Terminology, Social & Cultural Context: The German Oratorio: Aesthetic Theory & Criticism, Libretto & Music; Selected German Oratorios; Oratorio in Britain: Terminology, Cultural & Social Context; Oratorio in Britain: Aesthetic Theory & Criticism, Libretto & Music; Selected English Oratorios; Oratorio in America: Cultural Context, Aesthetic Theory & Criticism; Oratorio in America: Libretto, Music, Selected Oratorios; Oratorio in France: Social Context, Libretto, Music; Selected French Oratorios; Some Areas of Lesser Activity; The Twentieth-Century: The Oratorio in the Twentieth-Century; Selected Twentieth-Century Oratorios; Epilogue to a History of the Oratorio; Appendix: A Checklist of Twentieth-Century Oratorios.

Keywords: History of Music, Musicology, Comparative, Oratorio, Oratorios, France, England, Germany, America