| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 354 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Luther and the liturgy in Wittenberg -- Ch. 2. Catholic liturgy -- Lutheran liturgy -- Ch. 3. The church orders : an introduction -- Ch. 4. Choral and congregational singing in the church orders -- Ch. 5. Ecclesiastical visitations -- Ch. 6. Congregational hymnals -- Ch. 7. Choral music versus congregational singing -- Ch. 8. The organ and hymn singing -- Ch. 9. Performance practice -- App. 1. Sources of German hymns -- App. 2. Translations of selected writings -- App. 3. Choral versus congregational singing in the mass -- App. 4. The mass according to the church orders |
| Summary |
How important was music to Martin Luther? Drawing on hundreds of liturgical documents, contemporary accounts of services, books on church music, and other sources, Joseph Herl rewrites the history of music and congregational song in German Lutheran churches. Herl traces the path of music and congregational song in the Lutheran church from the Reformation to 1800, to show how it acquired its reputation as the 'singing church' |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-338) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Church music -- Lutheran Church.
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Hymns, German -- History and criticism
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Church music -- Lutheran Church
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Hymns, German
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009543707 |
| ISBN |
9780199864263 |
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0199864268 |
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