The Story of Christian Music from Gregorian Chant to Black Gospel: An Authoritative Illustrated Guide to All the Major Traditions of Music for Worship

Abstract

Part 1 The birth of Christian music: music in the Old Testament music in the Synagogue music in the Early Church the beginning of the Middle Ages the monastic tradition music of the spheres - medieval world-view music for the liturgy from the ear to the page Gregorian chant to polyphony Wycliffe's challenge to the Church. Part 2 Renaissance and Reformation: Luther and the Reformation the Swiss reformers - the Calvinist tradition the Reformation in England the Catholic Reformation the power of music. Part 3 The flowering of Christian music: the development of oratorio the music of the Lutheran Church Heinrich Schutz J.S. Bach English church music - Commonwealth and Restoration the glory of the chapel royal the birth of the English hymn Part 4 The path divides: the Oxford movement the decline of the Lutheran hymn the Romantic Movement revival the 19th century - formality and feelings. Part 5 The glorious liturgy: the Orthodox Churches the Greek Orthodox Church the Russian Orthodox Church music of the Coptic and Ethiopian Churches Christianity East and West - worlds apart?. Part 6 The African genius: the influence of Western music the independent Churches. Part 7 Music in North America: Christianity comes to the New World Moravians and Shakers Africans in America North and South gospel music - white and black the United States and the European tradition the Charismatic Movement. Part 8 Music in 20th-century Europe: Roman Catholic music in Europe this century the Bible in the concert hall Vatican II and the liturgy Lutheran musical revival music in Britain the popular stream.