Handbook for the Performance of English Madrigals, A

The madrigal is an essential genre in the choral art and capable choirs have always looked to this medium for inspiration and musical expression. Here is a practical and informative volume on the English madrigal that every choral director can adapt for their choir, or for an individual piece in the choral rehearsal. Like so many of the madrigals it discusses, the book is the collaboration between an accomplished musician (Belan) and an expert devoted to English prose (Calabrese). The analysis of two cornerstone works; Fair Phyllis (Farmer) and The Silver Swan (Gibbons) are particularly insightful. Very well done!