On Jul 23, 2005, at 7:47 AM, dhbailey wrote:
Neal Schermerhorn wrote:
If the modern chorus is defined as female sopranos
and altos and male tenors and basses, then clearly a female tenor or a male
alto is not technically a member of the group. In a school group they could
pull it off, but in an honors group set up for the purpose of going above
and beyond the educational use of the chorus, I can definitely see why
they'd be excluded.
But who says that the modern chorus is defined in that manner?
Barbershop choruses, of which there are many in the US aren't defined that way. Sweet Adeline choruses, of which there are many in the US aren't defined that way. 20 minutes away from me is a women's chorus called SpiritSong. They're not defined that way. The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus isn't defined that way.
Oh come off it. If I publish a choral work, there are a limited number of preset terms for the type of chorus it is:
mixed chorus (= SATB)
men's chorus (=TTBB)
women's chorus (=SSAA)
boy's choir (=TrTrAA)
Anything else requires a detailed list of the performers required. Neal was clearly talking about the mixed chorus, and I think you know that--especially inasmuch as, in English, the word "chorus," without further modification, means "mixed chorus."
Andrew Stiller
Kallisti Music Press
http://home.netcom.com/~kallisti/
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