Abstract
This article provides a succinct history of Anglican cathedral and parish music in the Western Cape Province and the city of Cape Town. Within these parameters the author explores the musical trends in different strands of Anglicanism (Anglo-Catholic, Broad Church and Evangelical), documents the development of choirs and music groups and gauges the musical consciousness of South African Anglicans. The article begins at the turn of the twentieth century and extends to 2010. The earliest history (from 1750 - 1900) has been documented in a previous article by the same author.
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This article explores the roots of Anglican music in South Africa, focusing on the Diocese of Cape Town
This decline has saddened many musicians who have doggedly tried to maintain the traditional ways. It signifies the diminishing British influence on the worldwide Anglican Communion. Perhaps this is a positive development for the Southern African Church, for it is no longer reliant on English culture to present “authentic” local worship
Summary
Andrew-John (2016) "Music in the South African Anglican Diocese of Cape Town from 1900 to the Present: Toward a History of Anglican Music in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa," Yale Journal of Music & Religion: Vol 2: No 1, Article 1. This article explores the roots of Anglican music in South Africa, focusing on the Diocese of Cape Town It is a continuation of a survey that analyzed the historical trends in music from the early years of Anglicanism in the Cape Colony to the end of the nineteenth century (1790s– 1900).[1] The present essay addresses musical developments and trends during the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The region has a strong colonial residue, having been described as the most racially untransformed city in South Africa.[3] Of the diocese’s 47 parishes, only four can be described as traditionally black They are situated in townships or “locations” on the fringes of the diocese and use Xhosa as their main language in worship. Black music is addressed only briefly, as it pertains to hymnody
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