Twentieth century church music
By: by Erik Routley
Series: Studies in church music
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1971
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780195191622
Copyright date: 1964
Subjects: Church music; Protestant churches; Music; History and criticism; Discography
Notes: Includes index.

"Bibliographical index of music and musicians": pages 217-234.

"Discography": pages 235-239.
Table of contents: title: I. Repairing the structure. Need for reconstruction noted : Vaughan Williams and Holst; title: The conservative craftsmen : Walford ; Davies ; Harwood ; Somervell ; Wood ; Bairstow ; Ireland: new status for church music; title: The sons of the craftsmen : Nicholson ; Harris ; Darke ; Statham ; The eminent organ loft ; Musician for nonconformity ; Public schools ; Martin and Geoffrey Shaw; title: II. Enlarging the west door. Masters of ceremonies : Howells ; Bliss ; Walton ; Rubbra ; Gibbs ; Wellesz ; Seiber; title: Letting in more air : Britten ; Joubert ; Bush ; Leighton ; Milner ; Two great occasions, 1953 and 1962; title: Organ music; title: Developments overseas : The United States and Canada ; Der Kapellmeiser; title: Hymns and psalms : From the English hymnal to Pere Gelineau; title: III. Taking down the west door. The terrors of the modern music; title: From romantic to electronic : National music ; Janacek ; Martinu ; Kodaly ; Villa-Lobos ; Poulec ; Messiaen ; Langlais ; Martin ; Szymanowsky ; Fortner ; Stravinsky ; Krenek; title: Some English experiments : Tippett ; Maxwell Davies ; Birtwistle ; Williamson; title: IV. Going in and out. The vexation of pop; title: The twentieth century church light music group : Beaumont ; Appleford ; Alldis ; Rhythm in religion; title: Mr. Williamson's dialect; title: A touch of satire : Sidney Carter ; TWTWTW ; A man dies ; Expendable music; title: Evangelistic pop : Sankey ; Graham ; Sankey demythologized.