Sacred Latin Texts and English Translations for the Choral Conductor and Church Musician: Propers of the Mass

Sacred Latin Texts and English Translations for the Choral Conductor and Church Musician: Propers of the Mass. Comp. by William Bausano. (Music Reference Collection, No. 68) Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998. 278p. acid free, $69.50 (ISBN 0-313-30636-2; ISSN 0736-7740).

Sacred Latin Texts and English Translations for the Choral Conductor aims to provide the choral or church musician with access to poetic English translations of the Latin Propers of the Mass used in the Roman Catholic Church prior to Vatican II. This work is not the first reference source to address the need of choral directors for quick access to English translations of sacred Latin texts. Translations and Annotations of Choral Repertoire (Earthsongs,...