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LEADER: 02114nam a22002538a 4500
001 2008047024
003 DLC
005 20081029120533.0
008 081024s2009 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008047024
020 $a9780786442010 (softcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aML3921$b.V36 2009
082 00 $a781.71$222
245 04 $aThe value of sacred music :$ban anthology of essential writings, 1801-1918 /$c[compiled by] Jonathan L. Friedmann.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland,$c2009.
263 $a0901
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"This collection essays explore issues of historicity, spirituality, standardization and other topics central to the study of Protestant, Catholic and Jewish sacred music from 1801 to 1918. This volume captures the breadth of scholarship available in the field, as well as serving as a useful introduction for those readers just beginning their study of sacred music"--Provided by publisher.
505 0 $aOrigins of sacred music. Bible history of music (1853) / Nathaniel D. Gould ; Spirit of Jewish music (1887) / Louis S. Davis ; Ancient Jewish hymns (1910) / Louis C. Elson ; Primitive and ancient religious music (1903) / Edward Dickinson ; Religion and the art of music (1914) / Waldo Selden Pratt -- Music and spirituality. Music in relation to public worship (1881) / John Bulmer ; The mysticism of music (1915) / R. Heber Newton ; The emotions in music (1874) / E. Janes ; Music, emotions, and morals (1893) / Hugh Reginald Haweis -- Standards of sacred music. The art of Gregorian music (1896) / Dom Andre Mocquereau ; Sing to the harp with a psalm of Thanksgiving (1801) / William Jones ; Church music : general considerations (1904) / A. Madeley Richardson ; Secular currents in synagogal chant in America (1918) / Joseph Reider ; Music as an aid to worship and work (1884) / W. H. Gladstone, W. Parratt, S. A. Barnett, and C. H. Hylton Stewart.
650 0 $aMusic$xReligious aspects$xHistory.
650 0 $aChurch music.
700 1 $aFriedmann, Jonathan L.,$d1980-