The Music of Christian Hymns
By: by Erik Routley
Publisher: G.I.A. Publications
Published: June 1981
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780941050005
Copyright date: 1981
Table of contents: title: 1. Plainsong hymnody; title: 2. Sacred and secular in the late Middle Ages; title: 3. The age of Luther; title: 4. Calvin's psalters; title: 5. The beginnings of English and Scottish psalmody, 1549-64; title: 6. The developed psalm tunes, 1564-1677; title: 7. Unofficial psalters and hymn books, 1560-1637; title: 8. Psalmody after the Restoration, 1677-1738; title: 9. German hymnody, 1600-1850; title: 10. J. S. Bach and hymnody; title: 11. English evangelicalism, 1738-1800; title: 12. Roman Catholic hymnody, 1680-1850; title: 13. The English 19th century - I, evangelical and activist, 1800-60; title: 14. The English 19th century - II, 1860-90 liturgical seriousness and a new popular taste; title: 15. Victorian composers - I; title: 16. Victorian composers - II; title: 17. The Edwardians, 1890-1920; title: 18. Welsh hymn tunes, 1730-1900; title: 19. American hymnody - I, 1776-1900; title: 20. American hymnody - II; title: 21. England - the 20th century renaissance, 1900-30; title: 22. Two educational forces in England, 1900-55; title: 23. Other English hymn books, 1900-55; title: 24. Confusion and creativeness in Britain, since 1955; title: 25. New advantures in Britain; title: 26. The twentieth century in America, Canada and Australia; title: 27. Contemporary hymnody in non-English speaking regions; title: Music examples; title: Selective bibliography; title: Index of hymn tunes; title: General index