Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music
The first comprehensive overview of contemporary inspirational music, covering its historical roots and dramatic growth into one of America's most vital music genres. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship is the first comprehensive reference work on a form of American music that is far more popular than nonfans may realize. It fills a major gap in the literature on American music and Christian culture, looking at this increasingly popular genre in the context...
To celebrate its 30th anniversary of publication, a brand new edition of the ultimate combination of traditional hymns and modern worship songs. 'Mission Praise' is a much-loved hymn book, and has remained so since its outset in 1984. Initially used for Billy Graham's Mission England rallies - where thousands of people converted to Christianity - it has become a staple of worship throughout the UK and across the world. It was the first hymn book of its kind, introducing more...
-Wird der Organist in der Neuen Kirche Bach vernommen, wo er unlangst so lange gewessen, vnd by wem er dessen verlaub genommen? "Ille" Er sey zu Lubeck gewessen vmb daselbst ein vnd anderes in seiner Kunst zu begreiffen, habe aber zu vorher von dem Herrn "Superintend" verlaubnuss gebethen. "Dn Superint." Er habe nur auf 4. Wochen solche gebethen, sey aber wohl 4. mahl so lange aussenblieben. "Ille" Habe noch den "collegam" Preussen zu Greiffswald aufgesuchet und sey darauff von ihme "invit...
This book explores a paradox: how can a musical work that was written specifically for a certain architectural space "survive" dramatic changes in performance conditions, as in the case of Handel's Messiah? From the chamber music hall in Dublin where it was first performed in 1742, small baroque theaters, and the chapel of London's Foundling Hospital, performances of Messiah after Handel's death moved to cathedrals, to new and large 19th-century concert halls, and finally to the immense Crystal...
The Dissemination of Music in Seventeenth-Century Europe (Varia Musicologica, #18)
In this volume fifteen musicologists from five countries present new findings and observations concerning the production, distribution and use of music manuscripts and prints in seventeenth-century Europe. A special emphasis is laid on the Duben Collection, one of the largest music collections of seventeenth-century Europe, preserved at the Uppsala University Library. The papers in this volume were initially presented at an international conference at Uppsala University in September 2006, held...
The study is the first monograph devoted to the musical culture of a female order in Poland. It is a result of in-depth research into musical, narrative, economic, and prosopographic sources surviving in libraries and archives. Focused on the musical practice of nuns, the book also points to the context of spirituality, morality, and culture of the post-Trident era. The author indicates the transformation of the musical activity of the nuns during the 17th and 18th century and discusses its vari...
Musica Christi (American University Studies, #244)
by Marion Lars Hendrickson
God Is Love Sermon Notebook & Gratitude Journal (Bible Study Notebooks, #2)
by Spirit Planners