| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to prepare an index of choral repertoire performed during National Conventions of the American Choral Directors Association. This study was accomplished in two phases. Phase one involved: (1) collecting and examining National Convention programs, (2) collating and comparing titles and composers of literature which had been performed during National Convention concerts, (3) investigating the frequency of performance of specific musical selections and appearances of groups and conductors, (4) investigating the frequency of performance of works representing specific publishers, (5) ascertaining balance between performances of literature with sacred and/or secular texts, (6) comparing the frequency of performance of literature representing each musical style period, and (7) comparing appearances of groups representing various choir classifications. Phase two identified repertoire trends observed through the study of National Convention concert programs. === Fourteen fields of information were utilized when extractions were made from each concert program entry for study and analysis. Those fields were designated as follows: Title, Composer, Arranger, Publisher, Octavo #, Text, Language, Accompaniment, Convention/Year, Style, Group Type, Group Class, Group Name, and Conductor. === Chapter Three presented an analysis of data listed in table form according to frequency and percentage of occurrence. Data were also crosstabbed by each specific convention year and studied on a year to year basis. === Chapter Four recorded a discussion of data and an identification of repertoire trends observed through study of the National Convention programs. Trends identified should prove helpful to ACDA leaders in their planning for future conventions. === Appendix A displays the Title Index and Appendix B presents the Composer Index. === The index is intended to be a useful source of information for choral musicians who are interested in studying literature performed on National Convention concert programs. The index expedites the accessing of information contained in the printed programs. It also preserves National Convention concert program information as part of the history of the American Choral Directors Association. === Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-08, Section: A, page: 2014. === Major Professor: Colleen J. Kirk. === Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.
|
|---|
