The Norton scores - Kristine Forney

This new edition brings together a collection of outstanding works from the Western music repertory. In addition to many long-familiar pieces, the book includes examples of musical theater and jazz, compositions by women, and works that reflect the influence of traditional, popular, and non-Western music sources. Spanning Gregorian chant to late twentieth-century computer music, this anthology represents all major genres and forms, making it ideal for use in a variety of music courses. In addition to the scores themselves, this volume features:* a unique system of highlighting that makes it easy to follow a complicated score; * reproductions from the best available editions or newly typeset versions; * excellent English translations for all foreign-texted vocal works; * wide margins for jotting down notes; * icons that refer the user to The Norton Recordings and The Norton CD-ROM Masterworks;*CD track numbers throughout each score; and * Four practical; appendices and an index of forms and genres.