Takes readers to the heart of religious musical praxis in Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population in the world. This title explores a public soundscape, where women recite the divine texts of the Qur'an, and where an extraordinary diversity of Arab-influenced Islamic musical styles and genres, also performed by women, flourishes.
Covers various aspects of both African American and white gospel, from history and performers to recording techniques and styles, as well as the influence of gospel on different musical genres and cultural trends. This work is intended for both scholars and the general reader.
John Merbecke (c 1505 - c 1585) is the composer of the first musical setting of the English liturgy, The booke of Common Praier Noted. Situating Merbecke's work within a broader intellectual and religio-cultural context of Tudor England, this book challenges the studies of Merbecke based on the narrow theological approach to the Reformation.
Music is one of the most universally recognised forms of human experience. This book acknowledges the critical role of musical activity in religious life. Covering six of the major world religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Buddhism - it is accompanied by a CD of forty selections of music and chant.
Drawing from both Testaments, this title ranges musically from madrigal to aria, with an unvarying transparency of expression, imbued with humility and grace. It is suitable for those seeking a greater familiarity with the cornerstones of Western Classical Music - operatic, choral and symphonic.
Suitable for soprano soloist, mixed choir, and small orchestra or chamber ensemble. The texts (in Latin and English) are from the Missa pro Defunctis, the "Book of Common Prayer", and the "Psalms". It contains seven sections which form an arch-like meditation on the themes of life and death.
Presents the life story of Felipe Garcia Villamil, an Afro-Cuban artist whose music has survived both political and personal upheaval. This book explores the legacy of slavery in Cuba, the nature of Afro-Cuban religions and their musical traditions, and the history of bata drums. It is suitable for those interested in Caribbean studies.
Combining the insights of present-day biblical studies with those of Handelian studies, this book examines the libretti of ten of Handel's Israelite oratorios and evaluates the relationship between each libretto and the biblical story on which it is based.
Examines how traditional and modern elements interact in the practice, reception and functions of wind music, or shengguan, at monasteries in Wutaishan, one of China's four holy mountains of Buddhism. This book provides an insight into the political and economic history of Wutaishan and its music.
Moving beyond the engaging infusion of musicianship with personal spiritual experience, this quest, or walk, focuses on the musician's place amongst other musicians and the labyrinthine complexity of such a network. It introduces the musician's loneliness and compassionate awareness as necessary components of the walk.
A collection of ten essays that constitutes the proceedings of a two-day conference which focused on three medieval manuscripts of Ambrosian chant owned by Houghton Library. It explores the manuscripts as physical objects and places them in their urban and historical contexts.
A guide to Gospel music, from early spirituals to Urban Gospel. It covers: the history of gospel music, black church, slavery; Spirituals, and the Fisk Jubilee singers; 1920s and Thomas Dorsey; Pre war: Swan Silvertones, Pilgrim Travellers; and, Golden age: 1945-1960s.
Offers an exploration of a best-selling gospel album. Through interviews, musical and theological analyses as well as archival discoveries, this book sets the scene, traces the recording's traditional origins and pop infusions and describes the album's enduring impact.
Provides a history of gospel music. From Africa through the spirituals, from minstrel music through jubilee, and from traditional to contemporary gospel, this book shows the links between styles, social patterns, and artists. The emphasis is on the stories behind the songs and musicians.
for SSAATTBB unaccompanied This is a truly beautiful addition to the Christmas repertory, setting a specially commissioned poem by Charles Bennett. The Rose in the Middle of Winter will appeal to all mixed-voice choirs looking for a poignant centrepiece for a Christmas concert or service.
The Musical Salvationist frames the Salvation Army's contribution to British musical life through the life story of composer, arranger and musical editor Richard Slater (1854-1939), popularly known as the 'Father of Salvation Army Music', drawing on his detailed hand-written diaries.
In a representative selection of letters, essays, sermons, memoirs, dedications, prefaces, and other documents taken from the writings of musicians, critics, historians, clergymen, and the lay public, this anthology reflects a wide range of reactions to the musical scene as it touches upon the church.
Represents an attempt to provide objective criteria and analytical frameworks by which the quality and function of contemporary congregational music can be assessed. This book also considers how well modern music is serving the modern church, and also how effectively it is operating as a musical form in the secular culture that surrounds it.
An 'Annotated Anthology of Hymns' treats the hymn as a literary form deserving of respect. It includes 250 hymns from the English-speaking world, covering the range from the earliest years of the Christian church to the present day, with notes on the words and the tunes.
A survey of all aspects of plainchant, including the liturgy, musical forms and styles, types of chant books, notation and theory. This study also presents a historical survey tracing the spread of plainchant throughout medieval Europe and down to our own times.
Includes such contents as: Danza de Tijeras Through Modernity & Migration; I Love the Starry Sky at Night-Time: Singing & Signing in the Buddha's Light International Association, Sydney; Dapa: Dancing Gods, Virtual Pilgrimage & Sacred Singing in Bhaktapur, Nepal; Shamanic Traditions & Music Among the Yolmos of Nepal; and, Abstracts.
An introduction to the principal forms and orders of Western liturgy during this period, explaining their nature and basic historical origin and presenting the contents and orders of principal services as well as additional and special forms of worship.