September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
Quite possibly the oldest and most natural of all instruments, the human voice has for millennia celebrated, mourned, worshiped, and documented history in song. There is evidence of choral repertory dating back to the Delphic hymns of ancient Greece, and a chorus of human voices has always offered the composer a varied and unique medium.
Led by a choirmaster, choirs are technically divided into four sections performing in four-part harmony: sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses. Many combinations of male, female, boys, and girls have been written for and enjoyed but ...
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