Analysis Of The Music And Conducting Method Of John Rutter's Work:Gloria

The chorus music originates from Christianity,which has a long history.Chorus music is developing in a fast pace in China despite the fact that it has only existed for a century.As an indispensable art form of chorus,symphonic chorus plays a major role in western chorus art.Contemporary music is an approach for the composers to express what they are thinking about towards history and the society,which has become the main power of modern music composition.John Rutter is one of the greatest composers and chorus conductors in the United Kingdom.His works Gloria is a masterpiece of chorus music.Compared with the traditional religious chorus music,it presents a brand-new sound effect by using unique harmony,tonality,texture and arrangement.The purpose of this dissertation is to study this masterpiece,analyzing the distinguished features of its musical material and structure,explaining how to exhibit the detail out of the music as a conductor,and providing a reference for the analysis and conduct of this works and other ones of the similar type in the future.