With an emphasis on the liturgical polyphony of the Renaissance, Plank discusses various aspects of historical choral performance practice. Some of the performance issues addressed include timber, pitch, articulation, ornamentation, tempo, and tuning. Although likely to be of interest to professionals specializing in early music, the text is particularly aimed at conductors and singers who come to "early music" from the mainstream. Plank teaches musicology at Oberlin College. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)