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Choral Music Research

Criteria for reporting on each piece:

Composer

Events of the era or time period when the piece was composed

Style of the piece (i.e. folk song, fugue, spiritual)

Text (its origins, how it fits the piece)

Accompaniment, if any

Interesting fact(s) about the piece-what makes it unique?

Personal thoughts or experiences with the piece

Research Resources available:

ATHENA-Locate books or other print materials (780's) related to the composer (B and 920's), the history (900's), and/or the piece itself

iCONN - the State's Digital Library is an excellent source of encyclopedic and periodical references

nettrekker-this search engine will provide you with some of the best in educational websites

Music Megasites (these sites have 100's of links to music-related places on the Web)

K-12 Resources for Music Educators

http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/staffpages/shirk/k12.music.html

EdGate's Music Hall

http://www.edgate.com/musichall/educator/

Indiana University's Music Department Resource List

http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/

Pieces to research:

Friday, April 1

Sicut locutus est          from Magnificat                     Johann Sebastian Bach

Overture to Die Zauberflote (Magic Flute)               Wolfgang A Mozart  arr. Arkadi Serper

Friday, April 7

How Lovely are the Messengers                         Felix Mendelssohn          anthem

Bridge Over Troubled Water                              Simon and Garfinkel     arr. Kirby Shaw

Friday, April 15

L'Dor Vador          Meir Finkelstein                     Sounds of Sinai, Jewish Music Series

                                                                                Sinai Temple, Los Angeles

Let the River Run     from "Working Girl"             Carly Simon, arr. Jay Althouse

Friday, April 29

My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord                  Traditional Spritual  arr.  Moses Hogan

Tambur (music of J. Paix Organ Book 1583)          arr. Lojos Bardos, Old Hungarian Dancing song

Friday, May 5

Rainbow Over My Shoulder  Negro Chain Gang Song          arr. Robert DeCormier