Sacred and religious music

This pew edition (also called basic singers edition) contains all hymns and service music for all who sing, choir and congregation alike.

Explores the meanings of the term ''author'' for seventeenth-century German musicians, examining how compositions were made and used.

Male-centered theology, a dearth of men in the pews, and an overrepresentation of queer males in music ministry: these elements coexist within the spaces of historically black Protestant churches, creating an atmosphere where simultaneous heteropatriarchy and "e;real"e; masculinity anxieties, archetypes of the "e;alpha-male preacher"e;, the "e;effeminate choir director"e; and homo-antagonism, are all in play.

In the decades leading up to the Civil War, most Americans probably encountered European classical music primarily through hymn tunes.

Solo Vocal Works on Jewish Themes: A Bibliography of Jewish Composers is a comprehensive and annotated compendium of stage, concert, and liturgical compositions written by Jewish composers from every known time period and country.

First full comprehensive guide to one of the most important genres of music in the Middle Ages.

The Surprising History and Legacy of the InquisitionThe renowned historian and critic Jonathan Kirsch presents a sweeping history of the Inquisition and the ways in which it has served as the chief model for torture in the West to this day.

The Ramayana, one of the two pre-eminent Hindu epics, has played a foundational role in many aspects of India's arts and social norms.

"e;This is a story central to the origins of country music: the marriage of Saturday night and Sunday morning, and the literal marriage of two musicians, sometimes at odds with each other creatively and personally.

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Hymns and hymnbooks as American historical and cultural icons.

In the decades leading up to the Civil War, most Americans probably encountered European classical music primarily through hymn tunes.

Bach's Johannine Theology: The St.

This volume by Gracia Grindal introduces English-speaking readers to several significant yet unsung Lutheran women hymn writers from the sixteenth century to the present.

Experiencing Jewish Music in America: A Listener's Companion offers an easy-to-read and new perspective on the remarkably diverse landscape that comprises Jewish music in the United States.

Sing!

A planning guide for church musicians and clergy for selecting hymns, songs, and anthems, for the three-year liturgical cycle following the Revised Common Lectionary.

In the early 1930s an exciting new musical form arose in Chicago known as the gospel blues.

Music in the California missions was a pluralistic combination of voices and instruments, of liturgy and spectacle, of styles and functions--and even of cultures--in a new blend that was non-existent before the Franciscan friars made their way to California beginning in 1769.

This is the second of a two-volume study of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Geistliche Lieder und Psalmen, 1567, was compiled and published by Johann Leisentrit, a Roman Catholic priest who from 1559 to the time of his death in 1586, was Dean at the Cathedral of St.

Mirrors of Heaven or Worldly Theaters?

Between the first and last words of a black gospel song, musical sound acquires spiritual power.

Across the United States, Jews come together every week to sing and pray in a wide variety of worship communities.

A historical and theological re-evaluation of the polemical writings of Athanasius of Alexandria (bishop 328-73), who would become known to later Christian generations as a saint and a champion of orthodoxy, and as the defender of the original Nicene Creed of 325 against the `Arian heresy'.

Exploring medieval manuscripts, Gandhi's writings, and performances in multiple religious and non-religious contexts, Narasinha Mehta of Gujarat demonstrates how over five centuries, performers and audiences of devotional songs and hagiographic narratives associated with the saint-poet Narasinha Mehta have sculpted them into popular sources of moral inspiration.

Cultivate a deeper appreciation for timeless hymns while drawing closer to God.

This volume examines the stories of Genesis in music, showing how musical settings can illuminate many of the Bible's most noted tales.

An indispensable guide to this key topic in music studies, examining what Gregorian chant is, and its form and features.

A fresh evaluation of Mozart''s Requiem which focuses on historical and current understandings in fiction, drama, film, criticism and performance.

In einer Zeit politischer Umwälzungen und kultureller Blüte begegneten sich zwei außergewöhnliche Persönlichkeiten: der tschechische Klaviervirtuose und Komponist Jan Ladislas Dussek und Prinz Louis Ferdinand von Preußen, ein leidenschaftlicher Musiker und Förderer der Künste.

In Meeting Jimmie Rodgers, the first book to explore the deep legacy of "e;The Singing Brakeman"e; from a twenty-first century perspective, Barry Mazor offers a lively look at Rodgers' career, tracing his rise from working-class obscurity to the pinnacle of renown that came with such hits as "e;Blue Yodel"e; and "e;In the Jailhouse Now.

Ein Arbeitsbuch für leidenschaftliche Musikhörer und Musikliebhaber ohne Notenkenntnisse.

Modern Jerusalem, a city central to Jewish, Muslim, and Christian religious imaginaries and the political epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, is to put it mildly a highly contested space.

The tradition of Old Hispanic liturgical chant is here examined through a new methodology, enabling striking new insights into its use.

Eusebius' magisterial Praeparatio Evangelica (written sometime between AD 313 and 324) offers an apologetic defence of Christianity in the face of Greek accusations of irrationality and impiety.

David Hope is the leader of the Catholic wing of the Church of England.

First full-length study of the role and duties of the medieval cantor.

When Discovering Modernism was first published, it shed new and welcome light on the birth of Modernism.

This book examines the role of music and music-making in the medical, spiritual and civic management of plague in the Renaissance.

The myth of Orpheus articulates what social theorists have known since Plato: music matters.

The works of Ambrosiaster, a Christian writing in Rome in the late fourth century, were influential on his near contemporaries and throughout the Middle Ages.

At a time when fundamentalism is on the rise, traditional religions are in decline and postmodernity has challenged any system that claims to be all-defining, young people have left their traditional places of worship and set up their own, in clubs, at festivals and within music culture.

A re-evaluation of the Latin-texted motet during the age of Du Fay.

Ecologies of Resonance in Christian Musicking^ Rexplores a diverse range of Christian musical activity through the conceptual lens of resonance, a concept rooted in the physical, vibrational, and sonic realm that carries with it an expansive ability to simultaneously describe personal, social, and spiritual realities.

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How do contemporary audiences engage with sacred music and what are its effects?

As one of the foremost composers, conductors, and pianists of the nineteenth century, Felix Mendelssohn played a fundamental role in the shaping of modern musical tastes through his contributions to the early music revival and the formation of the Austro-German musical canon.