Author: Church of EnglandPublisher:
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Category : Communion-service music
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Office of the Holy Communion as Set by John Merbecke
Author: Church of EnglandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Communion-service music
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Humanism and the Reform of Sacred Music in Early Modern England
Author: Hyun-Ah KimPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317119592
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
John Merbecke (c.1505-c.1585) is most famous as the composer of the first musical setting of the English liturgy, The Booke of Common Praier Noted (BCPN), published in 1550. Not only was Merbecke a pioneer in setting English prose to music but also the compiler of the first Concordance of the whole English Bible (1550) and of the first English encyclopaedia of biblical and theological studies, A Booke of Notes and Common Places (1581). By situating Merbecke and his work within a broader intellectual and religio-cultural context of Tudor England, this book challenges the existing studies of Merbecke based on the narrow theological approach to the Reformation. Furthermore, it suggests a re-thinking of the prevailing interpretative framework of Reformation musical history. On the basis of the new contextual study of Merbecke, this book seeks to re-interpret his work, particularly BCPN, in the light of humanist rhetoric. It sees Merbecke as embodying the ideal of the 'Christian-musical orator', demonstrating that BCPN is an Anglican epitome of the Erasmian synthesis of eloquence, theology and music. The book thus depicts Merbecke as a humanist reformer, through re-evaluation of his contributions to the developments of vernacular music and literature in early modern England. As such it will be of interest, not only to church musicians, but also to historians of the Reformation and students of wider Tudor culture.
Communion Service in G Minor
Author: Ralph Vaughan WilliamsPublisher:
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Category : Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with organ
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Musical News and Herald
Author: Musical News
Author: The Living Church
Author: The Ordinary in English
Author: John BoePublisher:
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Category : Church music
Languages : en
Pages : 1250
Book Description
Worship, Music, and Interpretation
Author: Wendy J. PorterPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
This unique volume brings together wide-ranging research that could only be written by someone singularly expert in the full range of Christian worship and music from ancient to modern. These essays by Wendy Porter span eras and areas of study from the New Testament to the present and encompass an expansive view of worship, music, and liturgy. Some focus on what is known (or not) about early Christian worship, including the early creeds and hymns in the New Testament and whether music originated in Jewish or Greco-Roman contexts. Some introduce firsthand work on ancient liturgical manuscripts, such as a sixth-century manuscript by hymnwriter and preacher Romanos Melodus or a tenth-century ekphonetic liturgical manuscript. Extending her research on sixteenth-century English composers as musical interpreters, Porter includes several papers on how musicians have functioned as theological interpreters in worship and music. One chapter engages theological comparisons between well-known compositions by Bach, Beethoven, and Stravinsky, another creatively explores what contemporary worship leaders can learn from sixteenth-century songwriter and worship leader William Byrd, while others invite thoughtful reflection on what we can all learn if we stop to consider how Christians have functioned and fared in their worship through the centuries.
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