Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Repertoire: A Catalog of Modern Music [Hardcover]

In Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Repertoire, Dirk Meyer provides conductors, musicians, and librarians with all the information needed to plan their performances of modern chamber music. Meyer lists almost 4,000 works written during the 20th and 21st centuries, representing more than 1,100 composers.

Entries are divided into three categories: Chamber Orchestra, String Orchestra, and Ensemble. Presented alphabetically by composer, each entry fully describes the composition, including its duration, year of composition, availability, publisher, and complete instrumentation. The comprehensive appendix allows users to search for repertoire based on a variety of criteria, such as instrumentation, duration, solo instruments, and solo voices. As a catalog of modern music, the appendix also provides categories for 21st-century repertoire as well as compositions that use electronics.

An invaluable resource for conductors, librarians of chamber orchestras and anyone interested in learning about possible repertoire for the chamber orchestra....Dirk Meyers Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble Repertoire: A Catalog of Modern Music will clearly be of significant help to programmers of twentieth and twenty-first century chamber orchestra literature. Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association

A must! This wonderful tool is a very helpful companion for programming and researching repertoire for chamber orchestra. Ludovic Morlot, conductor, music director, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

This extremely comprehensive and user-friendly guide significantly serves the interests of adventurous spirits performing and programming 20th and 21st century repertoire-and of the music itself. Contemporary composers and performers alike owe a debt of gratitude to Maestro Meyer folC7