By the author of the critically acclaimed ÊChoral Music in the Twentieth CenturyÊ this volume is an indispensable resource for choral conductors a valuable guide for choral singers and other music lovers and an essential text for educators and their students. As with his first book Nick Strimple reviews 100 years of choral music literature offering a straightforward text that is gratifying and enlightening.ÞStrimple covers repertory by Beethoven Brahms Verdi Faur© Mendelssohn Dvor£k Bruch Mahler and lesser figures. The text is illustrated with photos and musical examples and appendices include works lists organized by type of chorus and accompaniment.