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The Technique of Choral Writing: A Comprehensive Guide to Composing and Arranging for Vocal Ensembles

by Matthew D. Nielsen

A practical framework for writing choral music

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A practical framework for writing choral music

Matthew D. Nielsen’s guide approaches choral composition through both the musical material and the people who perform it. Its topics range from setting words and understanding the human voice to choosing ensemble types, voicings, and textures, with attention to collaboration with instrumentalists. More than 200 musical examples and suggested exercises give the book a worked, practice-oriented structure. The coverage makes it relevant not only to composing choral works but also to arranging and orchestration, connecting vocal writing with broader composition study.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Beginning choral arrangers seeking a structured introduction
  • Students in choral arranging, orchestration, or composition courses
  • Composers interested in vocal ensembles and choral textures

Themes

Choral composition and arrangingWord setting and vocal writingEnsemble types, voicings, and texturesCollaboration with instrumentalistsComposition exercises and examples

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Book overview

Discover the principles and techniques of vocal writing with The Technique of Choral Writing. This singular, methodical textbook explains the fundamentals of composing and arranging choral music including:

    How to set words to musicAn introduction to the human voiceUnderstanding different types of choral ensemblesExploring numerous choral voicings and texturesStrategies when working with instrumental collaboratorsSuggested exercises for practiceOver 200 musical examples

Suitable for beginning choral arranging, orchestration, and other music composition courses.

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