Music in the history of the Western church
Subtitle: with an introd. on religious music among primitive and ancient peoples.
Publisher: Scholarly Press
Published: 1970
Place of publication: St. Clair Shores, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 426
Subjects: Church music.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 411-415.
Table of contents: title: Primitive and ancient religious music.; title: Ritual and song in the early Christian church.; title: The liturgy of the Catholic Church.; title: The ritual chant of the Catholic Church.; title: The development of mediæval chorus music.; title: The modern musical Mass.; title: The rise of Lutheran hymnody.; title: Rise of the German cantata and passion.; title: The culmination of German Protestant music: Johann Sebastian Bach.; title: The musical system of the Church of England.; title: Congregational song in England and America.; title: Problems of church music in America.