O Sing unto the Lord: A History of English Church Music
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (981 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 022646962X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Time after time, passing references to pieces I’ve sung and loved brought me sharp pangs of nostalgia, followed by a sense of gratitude that this tradition has been such an important part of my musical world.". "The whole time I was reading O Sing Unto the Lord, I was making copious notes to go and rediscover some forgotten anthem
"Sacred Music Rocks!" according to Alexandra M.Colmant. The book came so swiftly from the UK and is in pristine condition. I think anyone with an interest in Anglican Church Music would benefit from this reading; it was recommended by a young, living composer in a recent NYT article on choral music. That's high praise and was the reason I bought the book; that, and the fact that I do sing choral music and see it as something vibrant, alive and worthy of being shared.. john p vergos said recommended!!. Very interesting if a bit dense.not the easiest read but a wealth of information.recommended!!. db said Five Stars. This too was a gift and he loved it. Very informative.
Today, church music mirrors our multifaceted worldview, embracing the sounds of pop and jazz along with the more traditional music of choir and organ. Expansive and sure to appeal to all music lovers, O Sing unto the Lord is the biography of a tradition, a book about people, and a celebration of one of the most important sides to our cultural heritage.. From medieval chorales to “Amazing Grace,” West Gallery music to Christmas carols, English church music has broken through the boundaries of time, place, and denomination to remain familiar and cherished everywhere. By contrast, simple English psalms, set to well-known folk songs, summed up the aims of the Reformation with its music for everyone. And reflecting its truly global reach, the influence of English church music can be found in everything from masses sung in Korean to American Sacred Harp singing. For as long as people have worshipped together, music has played a key role in church life. The Enlightenment brought hymns, the Methodists and Victorians a new delight in the beauty and emotion of worship. The ornate complexity of pre-Reformation Catholic liturgies revealed the exclusive nature of this form of worship. With O Sing unto the Lord, Andrew Gant offers a fascinating history of English church music, from the Latin chant of late antiquity to the great proliferation of styles seen in con