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A Content Analysis of Choral Journal Repertoire Articles from 1966 to 2019

taken into consideration. Regardless, there is worth Educators Journal and Philosophy of Music Education
in unearthing repertoire preferences from the past in Review (1993–2012).” Journal of Research in Music Educa-
order to curate well-balanced diets for our ensembles, tion 64, no. 2 (2016): 238-254.
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particularly due to the prevalence of music published Marvin E. Latimer Jr, “A History and Analysis of the Choral
in the twenty-first century currently performed by Journal Editorial Board (1959–2009).” Journal of Histori-
soprano-alto choirs at all levels of conference perfor- cal Research in Music Education, no. 1 (2011): 27-45; Andrew
mances. Through our analysis, we discovered some P. Schmidt, “Singing Scientifically: A Content Analysis
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exceptional, but not often programmed, repertoire that of Choral Journal and Science-Based Discussion of the
we intend to include in our ensembles’ programming. Voice,” International Journal of Research in Choral Singing, no.
In conclusion, selecting repertoire remains one of 10 (2022): 163-180; Matthew A. Butler, “Content Analy-
the most important yet challenging aspects of being a sis of Feature Articles in Choral Journal, 1959-2019” (PhD
choral conductor/educator. There is still much to be diss., The University of Mississippi, 2020).
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learned from repertoire selection practices and prefer- iii Arthur Ware Lock and Charles K Fassett, Selected List of
ences at all levels of instruction and musical contexts. Choruses for Women’s Voices. 3rd ed, revised and enlarged
Every choral ensemble is unique and does not fit neatly (Northampton, MA: Smith College, 1964).
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into a well-defined box, resulting in a repertoire selec- Charles Burnsworth, Choral Music for Women’s Voices: An An-
tion process that is complex and nuanced. Content notated Bibliography of Recommended Works (Metuchen, NJ:
analyses can help to frame trends in repertoire, inter- The Scarecrow Press, 1968).
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ests, and preferences of leading scholars and conduc- Debra Spurgeon, ed., Conducting Women’s Choirs: Strategies for
tor/educators in our field. Additionally, repertoire lists Success (Chicago: GIA Publications, 2012).
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have long been useful to conductors/educators, and Julia S. Anderson, “Music for Women’s Chorus and Harp:
although we are presenting the information without A Study of the Repertory and an Analysis and Perfor-
much commentary, these lists are a good starting place mance of Selected Compositions” (EdD diss., Columbia
for meaningful conversations about the state of treble University, 1977); Donald Jan Armstrong, “A Study of
choir repertoire. Some Important Twentieth-Century Secular Composi-
tions for Women’s Chorus with a Preliminary Discus-
sion of Secular Choral Music from a Historical and
NOTES Philosophical Viewpoint” (DMA diss., University of
Texas at Austin, 1969); Edna Louise Cramer, “American
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Marvin E. Latimer Jr., Excellence in Choral Music: A History Music for Women’s Chorus: An Annotated Representa-
of the American Choral Directors Association (Glendale: Fred tive List of Larger Works Published Between 1940 and
Bock Publishing, 2019), 128. 1980” (DM diss., University of Arizona, 1985); Thomas
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Cornelia Yarbrough, “The First 50 Years of the Journal Leonard Crews, “American Choral Music for Women’s
of Research in Music Education: A Content Analy- Chorus Since 1960” (DMA diss., University of Wash-
sis.” Journal of Research in Music Education 50, no. 4 ington, 1987); Kathryn Kelly Longo, “Sacred Renais-
(2002): 276-279; Marie McCarthy, “Developments and sance Choral Music for Women’s Choir: An Annotated
Trends in Historical Research as Reflected in the Jour- Repertoire List of Music From Italy and Spain” (DMA
nal of Historical Research in Music Education, Vol- diss., University of Miami, 2014); Shelbie L. Wahl, “By
umes 21–30 (1999–2009).” Journal of Historical Research Women, for Women: Choral Works for Women’s Voices
in Music Education 33, no. 2 (2012): 152-171; Janice N. Composed and Texted by Women, With an Annotated
Killian, Jing Liu, and John F. Reid, “The Journal of Repertoire List” (DMA diss., Ball State University, 2009).
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Music Teacher Education: A Content Analysis of Ar- Ibid.
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ticles 1991–2011.” Journal of Music Teacher Education 22, Kimberly A. Neuendorf, The Content Analysis Guidebook (Sec-
no. 2 (2013): 85-99; Laura A. Stambaugh, and Brian ond, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc,
E. Dyson, “A Comparative Content Analysis of Music 2017). https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781071802878.

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