Хоровая полифония — Choral Polyphony Anthology (1960)

Rare Soviet Conservatory Music Edition

Title: Хоровая полифония (Choral Polyphony: Collection of Works for Choir)
Compiler: K. Dmitrevskaya
Publisher: State Music Publishing House (Gosmuzizdat)
Place of Publication: Moscow, USSR
Year: 1960
Language: Russian
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good vintage condition. Internal pages are clean with clear and legible musical notation. Binding secure. Authentic 1960 title and publishing pages preserved. Please review photos carefully.

Description

Rare professional Soviet anthology of choral polyphony compiled by K. Dmitrevskaya and published in Moscow in 1960 by Gosmuzizdat.

Officially approved by the Ministry of Culture of the USSR as a textbook for conservatories and advanced music institutions, this volume was created to provide students and choir conductors with access to important polyphonic works that had become difficult to obtain in postwar Soviet musical education.

The anthology presents a rigorous academic approach to choral polyphony and reflects the exceptionally high standards of Soviet conservatory training.

Features

• Structured educational format covering:
  • Imitation
  • Canon
  • Fugato and Fugetta
  • Fugue
• Extensive selection of European and Russian choral classics
• Detailed musical notation for advanced choral study and performance
• Rare Soviet-era translations of sacred and secular vocal texts
• Conservatory-level educational material used in USSR music institutions

Included Composers

The collection features works by major composers including:

• George Frideric Handel
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Joseph Haydn
• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Robert Schumann
• Felix Mendelssohn
• Sergei Taneyev
• Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
• Dmitry Bortniansky
• Dmitri Shostakovich

Notable works include excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s Cantata No. 21, Shostakovich’s Song of the Forests, and Taneyev’s John of Damascus.