Stylistic Characteristicsof Randall Thompson's Choral Music

Robert Hugh Creigh, Central Washington University

Abstract

Randall Thompson's choral music, widely performed by professional groups, colleges, and choirs from public schools, establishes this composer as one of the foremost in contemporary music. In view of such popularity, it would seem that choral directors should more fully acquaint themselves with some of the idiomatic characteristics of his style.