| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 330 pages) |
| Contents |
Part I. History. 1. Ancient Music behind and in the Bible -- 2. Chanting in Synagogues -- 3. Chanting in Churches -- 4. The Protestant Reformation and Metrical Psalms -- 5. Spirituals -- 6. Contemporary Christian Music -- Part II. Texts. 7. Creation -- 8. Psalms -- 9. Isaac and Family -- 10. Exodus -- 11. King David (and His Family, Friends, and Enemies) -- 12. Elijah -- 13. Romance in the Bible? Ruth and Boaz, Samson and Delilah -- 14. Song of Songs -- 15. Esther -- 16. Salome -- 17. The Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis -- 18. Our Father -- 19. Revelation -- 20. Alleluias and Allusions -- 21. Biblical Music without Words -- 22. Bringing Texts Together -- Part III. People and Genres. 23. Hildegard of Bingen -- 24. Salamone Rossi -- 25. Johann Sebastian Bach -- 26. Passions: Bach and Beyond -- 27. The Bible as Musical, Oratorio, and Opera -- 28. Handel's Messiah -- 29. Lili Boulanger -- 30. Arnold Schoenberg -- 31. John Rutter -- 32. Christmas Carols -- 33. Arvo Pärt -- 34. Andrea Clearfield -- 35. Roxanna Panufnik -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Paths through This Book -- Appendix 2: Making Music with Apps, Websites, and Software -- Appendix 3: For Further Listening -- General Bibliography -- Media Bibliography |
| Summary |
Provides an introduction and overview of the various ways that music and the Bible have been and continue to be connected |
| Notes |
"This textbook was peer-reviewed, copyedited, and published through the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI) PALSave Textbook Creation Grants Program, which is funded by the Lilly Endowment Inc."--Page ix |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Music in the Bible.
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Bible in music.
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Music -- Religious aspects.
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Bible in music.
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Music in the Bible.
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Music -- Religious aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781956390155 |
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1956390154 |
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