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Music and Faith - Conversations in a Post-Secular Age (Hardcover): Jonathan Arnold Music and Faith - Conversations in a Post-Secular Age (Hardcover)
Jonathan Arnold
R1,199 R990 Discovery Miles 9 900 Save R209 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How do contemporary audiences engage with sacred music and what are its effects? This book explores examples of how the Christian story is still expressed in music and how it is received by those who experience that art form, whether in church or not. Through conversations with a variety of writers, artists, scientists, historians, atheists, church laity and clergy, the term post-secular emerges as an accurate description of the relationship between faith, religion, spirituality, agnosticism and atheism in the west today. In this context, faith does not just mean belief; as the book demonstrates, the temporal, linear, relational and communal process of experiencing faith is closely related to music. Music and Faith is centred on those who, by-and-large, are not professional musicians, philosophers or theologians, but who find that music and faith are bound up with each other and with their own lives. Very often, as the conversations reveal, the results of this 'binding' are transformative, whether it be in outpourings of artistic expression of another kind, or greater involvement with issues of social justice, or becoming ordained to serve within the Church. Even those who do not have a Christianfaith find that sacred music has a transformative effect on the mind and the body and even, to use a word deliberately employed by Richard Dawkins, the 'soul'. JONATHAN ARNOLD is Dean of Divinity and Fellow of MagdalenCollege, Oxford. Before being ordained, he was a professional singer and made numerous recordings with The Sixteen, Polyphony, the Gabrielli Consort and The Tallis Scholars, among others. He has previously published Sacred Music in Secular Society (2014), The Great Humanists: An Introduction (2011) and John Colet of St. Paul's: Humanism and Reform in Pre-Reformation England (2007).

Liturgical Hymns Old & New - People's Copy - 673 Hymns and 92 Mass Settings (Book): Robert B. Kelly, Etc Liturgical Hymns Old & New - People's Copy - 673 Hymns and 92 Mass Settings (Book)
Robert B. Kelly, Etc
R465 Discovery Miles 4 650 Ships in 9 - 15 working days
British Methodist Hymnody - Theology, Heritage, and Experience (Hardcover): Martin V. Clarke British Methodist Hymnody - Theology, Heritage, and Experience (Hardcover)
Martin V. Clarke
R3,916 Discovery Miles 39 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Hymnody is widely recognised as a central tenet of Methodism's theological, doctrinal, spiritual, and liturgical identity. Theologically and doctrinally, the content of the hymns has traditionally been a primary vehicle for expressing Methodism's emphasis on salvation for all, social holiness, and personal commitment, while particular hymns and the communal act of participating in hymn singing have been key elements in the spiritual lives of Methodists. An important contribution to the history of Methodism, British Methodist Hymnody argues that the significance of hymnody in British Methodism is best understood as a combination of its official status, spiritual expression, popular appeal, and practical application. Seeking to consider what, when, how, and why Methodists sing, British Methodist Hymnody examines the history, perception, and practice of hymnody from Methodism's small-scale eighteenth-century origins to its place as a worldwide denomination today.

Alfred's Basic Piano Library All In One Course 2 (Paperback): Willard A Palmer, Morton Manus, Amanda Vick Lethco Alfred's Basic Piano Library All In One Course 2 (Paperback)
Willard A Palmer, Morton Manus, Amanda Vick Lethco
R269 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R50 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Universal Edition is designed for all English-speaking countries outside of the United States, including Canada, the U. K. and Australia. This edition uses the British system of terminology for rhythmic values such as "crotchet" for quarter note.

The Leavening of Life - Contemporary hymns for different times & seasons (Paperback): Pat Bennett The Leavening of Life - Contemporary hymns for different times & seasons (Paperback)
Pat Bennett
R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Brain Games - Sticker by Number: Psalms (Spiral bound): Publications International Ltd, New Seasons, Brain Games Brain Games - Sticker by Number: Psalms (Spiral bound)
Publications International Ltd, New Seasons, Brain Games
R494 R423 Discovery Miles 4 230 Save R71 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Samuel Wesley (1766-1837): A Source Book - A Source Book (Hardcover, New Ed): Michael Kassler Samuel Wesley (1766-1837): A Source Book - A Source Book (Hardcover, New Ed)
Michael Kassler
R1,206 Discovery Miles 12 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Hailed as a child prodigy and later acclaimed as England's finest extempore organist, Samuel Wesley - son of Charles Wesley and nephew of John Wesley, the founders of Methodism - is best known today for his musical compositions and for his promotion of the music of J. S. Bach. At the heart of this source book is a calendar of Samuel Wesley's correspondence. The editors date and summarise the content of over 1100 surviving letters and other documents, most of which have not previously been published. The book accordingly reveals considerable new information about Wesley and his complex personal affairs, including his incarceration for debt and his confinement in a lunatic asylum for a year. Many details are provided about London musical life in the era from Boyce to Mendelssohn that prior scholars have not taken into account. The book also presents a chronology of Wesley's life, a descriptive list of his nearly 550 musical and literary works, a discography, an iconography and a bibliography. It therefore is the most comprehensive available reference source for Wesley's life, times and music.

Sufism, Music and Society in Turkey and the Middle East (Paperback): Anders Hammarlund, Tord Olsson, Elisabeth Ozdalga Sufism, Music and Society in Turkey and the Middle East (Paperback)
Anders Hammarlund, Tord Olsson, Elisabeth Ozdalga
R1,466 Discovery Miles 14 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


After decades of prohibition, Mevlana ceremonies of whirling dervishes attract renewed interest as forms of sacral music, both in formal and popular genres. This trend runs parallel to an increasing concern for cultural, ethnic and religious identities, where the rising tide of religious revivalism sets the tone.

Communion Chants of the Thirteenth-Century Byzantine Asmatikon (Hardcover): Simon Harris Communion Chants of the Thirteenth-Century Byzantine Asmatikon (Hardcover)
Simon Harris
R3,910 Discovery Miles 39 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a complete edition with critical commentary of the Byzantine Communions in thirteenth-century manuscripts of the Asmatikon, all known sources being used. The chants concerned are the earliest known examples of Communion Chants of the Orthodox Church, and are found in a book which may go back to the rite of St Sophia at Constantinople during the tenth century-the earliest copies of which date from the thirteenth-century and come from South Italy and North Greece. Further more, there are also a few manuscripts from Kiev with text in Church Slavonic and an untranscribable musical notation. This is the first systematic transcription of the Asmatikon ever to be published.

Modern Worship Song Collection (Book): Alfred Music Modern Worship Song Collection (Book)
Alfred Music
R813 R693 Discovery Miles 6 930 Save R120 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Institutional Patronage in Post-Tridentine Rome - Music at Santissima Trinita dei Pellegrini 1550-1650 (Hardcover, New Ed):... Institutional Patronage in Post-Tridentine Rome - Music at Santissima Trinita dei Pellegrini 1550-1650 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Noel O'Regan
R3,904 Discovery Miles 39 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The archconfraternity of SS. TrinitA was one of the less well-known institutions for musical patronage in sixteenth-century Rome. Yet in focusing on its activities in the period 1550-1650, this book sheds light on networks of urban patronage that were equally important in commissioning the sacred music of the period as the Cappella Pontificia and the Cappella Giulia at St Peter's. Not only did SS. TrinitA provide Palestrina with his only known major involvement in sacred music outside the Cappella Giulia after 1571 it also employed at some time or another every major composer active in the city. Noel O'Regan discusses the importance of SS. TrinitA in the sphere of Roman sacred music during this period and the ways in which this music was affected by social and religious factors in the play for power and prestige in post-tridentine Rome.

The Music of James MacMillan (Hardcover): Phillip A. Cooke The Music of James MacMillan (Hardcover)
Phillip A. Cooke
R1,064 R935 Discovery Miles 9 350 Save R129 (12%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Known for his orchestral, operatic and choral works, James MacMillan (b. 1959) appeals across the spectrum of contemporary music making. James MacMillan appeals across the spectrum of contemporary music making and is particularly celebrated for his orchestral, operatic and choral pieces. This book, published in time to mark the composer's sixtieth birthday, is thefirst in-depth look at his life, work and aesthetic. From his beginnings in rural Ayrshire and his early work with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, through the international breakthrough success of The Confession of Isobel Gowdie,the continuing success of works such as the percussion concerto Veni, Veni, Emmaneul and his choral pieces, to his current position as one of the most prominent British composers of his generation, the book explores MacMillan's compositional influences over time. It looks closely at his most significant works and sets them in a wider context defined by contemporary composition, culture and the arts in general. The book also considers MacMillan's strong Catholic faith and how this has influenced his work, along with his politics and his on-going relationship with Scottish nationalism. With the support of the composer and his publisher and unprecedented access to interviews and previously unpublished materials, the book not only provides an appraisal of MacMillan's work but also insights into what it means to be a prominent composer and artist in the twenty-first century. PHILLIP A. COOKE is a Composer and Senior Lecturer and Head of Music at the University of Aberdeen. He has previously co-edited The Music of Herbert Howells for Boydell.

2016 Greatest Christian Hits - Deluxe Annual Edition (Paperback): Carol Tornquist 2016 Greatest Christian Hits - Deluxe Annual Edition (Paperback)
Carol Tornquist
R263 R213 Discovery Miles 2 130 Save R50 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Horn Teaching at the Paris Conservatoire, 1792 to 1903 - The Transition from Natural Horn to Valved Horn (Paperback): Jeffrey... Horn Teaching at the Paris Conservatoire, 1792 to 1903 - The Transition from Natural Horn to Valved Horn (Paperback)
Jeffrey Snedeker
R1,214 Discovery Miles 12 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The transition from the valveless natural horn to the modern valved horn in 19th-century Paris was different from similar transitions in other countries. While valve technology was received happily by players of other members of the brass family, strong support for the natural horn, with its varied color palette and virtuoso performance traditions, slowed the reception and application of the valve to the horn. Using primary sources including Conservatoire method books, accounts of performances and technological advances, and other evidence, this book tells the story of the transition from natural horn to valved horn at the Conservatoire, from 1792 to 1903, including close examination of horn teaching before the arrival of valved brass in Paris, the initial reception and application of this technology to the horn, the persistence of the natural horn, and the progression of acceptance, use, controversies, and eventual adoption of the valved instrument in the Parisian community and at the Conservatoire. Active scholars, performers, and students interested in the horn, 19th-century brass instruments, teaching methods associated with the Conservatoire, and the intersection of technology and performing practice will find this book useful in its details and conclusions, including ramifications on historically-informed performance today.

Three-Chord(101) Hymns & Gospels (Book): Larry McCabe Three-Chord(101) Hymns & Gospels (Book)
Larry McCabe
R619 R518 Discovery Miles 5 180 Save R101 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

You need only minimal playing skills and three chords; G, C and D7 to accompany the beautiful songs of faith in this innovative book. If you are a beginning or "casual" player on a chording instrument, this is the book for you. The book is bursting with a great variety of timeless standards your entire family will enjoy. An outstanding collection of innovation arrangements made playable for folks who play for their own enjoyment. Melody and lyrics are included with all songs.
Guitar, ukulele and five-string banjo diagrams are included for the three chords along with tips on strumming. Transposing and use of capo tips are included for singers.

Music Through the Eyes of Faith (Paperback): Best Music Through the Eyes of Faith (Paperback)
Best
R511 Discovery Miles 5 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Christian musicians know of the obligation to make music as agents of God's grace. They make music graciously, whatever its kind or style, as ambassadors of Christ, showing love, humility, servanthood, meekness, victory, and good example . . . Music is freely made, by faith, as an act of worship, in direct response to the overflowing grace of God in Christ Jesus."

Co-sponsored by the Christian College Coalition, this thought-provoking study of music-as-worship leads both students and experienced musicians to a better understanding of the connections between music making and Christian faith.

"Christian music makers have to risk new ways of praising God. Their faith must convince them that however strange a new offering may be, it cannot out-reach, out-imagine, or overwhelm God. God remains God, ready to swoop down in the most wonderful way, amidst all of the flurry and mystery of newness and repetition, to touch souls and hearts, all because faith has been exercised and Christ's ways have been imitated. Meanwhile, a thousand tongues will never be enough."

Best relates musical practice to a larger theology of creation and creativity, and explores new concepts of musical quality and excellence, musical unity, and the incorporation of music from other cultures into today's music.

Top 50 Praise & Worship (Paperback): Carol Tornquist Top 50 Praise & Worship (Paperback)
Carol Tornquist
R590 R487 Discovery Miles 4 870 Save R103 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book contains 50 easy piano arrangements of popular praise and worship songs that are sung in churches everywhere. The arrangements, by leading Christian music arranger Carol Tornquist, sound great both as piano solos and for sing-alongs. Complete lyrics are included along with basic chord symbols. Titles: 10,000 Reasons * Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) * Be the Centre * Beautiful One * Better Is One Day * Blessed Be Your Name * Blessings * Breathe * Come, Now Is the Time to Worship * Cry of My Heart * Draw Me Close * Everlasting God * Forever * Give Thanks * God of Wonders * Great Is the Lord * Hallelujah (Your Love Is Amazing) * He Knows My Name * The Heart of Worship * Here I Am to Worship * Holy, Holy, Holy * Holy Is the Lord * Hosanna (Praise Is Rising) * How Deep the Father's Love for Us * How Great Is Our God * I Could Sing of Your Love Forever * I Lift My Eyes Up (Psalm 121) * I Love You, Lord * In Christ Alone (My Hope Is Found) * In the Secret * Indescribable * Jesus Messiah * Lord I Lift Your Name on High * Lord Reign In Me * Majesty (Here I Am) * Mighty to Save * More Love, More Power * Open the Eyes of My Heart * Our God * Revelation Song * Shout to the Lord * Sing to the King * Take My Life (Holiness) * Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus) * We Fall Down * The Wonderful Cross * You Are My All in All * You Are My King (Amazing Love) * Your Grace Is Enough * You're Worthy of My Praise.

Blake's Lullaby (Sheet music, Vocal score): John Rutter Blake's Lullaby (Sheet music, Vocal score)
John Rutter
R93 R61 Discovery Miles 610 Save R32 (34%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

for SATB choir and organ This appealing motet for SATB choir and organ accompaniment was written in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Although the prevailing mood of the gently flowing music is lyrical, with an atmosphere of loving peacefulness, William Blake's Lullaby is not without its darker undertones, and they too are explored, with one or two bold harmonic touches.

Milton, Music and Literary Interpretation - Reading through the Spirit (Paperback): David Ainsworth Milton, Music and Literary Interpretation - Reading through the Spirit (Paperback)
David Ainsworth
R1,228 Discovery Miles 12 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Milton, Music and Literary Interpretation: Reading through the Spirit constructs a musical methodology for interpreting literary text drawn out of John Milton's poetry and prose. Analyzing the linkage between music and the Holy Spirit in Milton's work, it focuses on harmony and its relationship to Milton's theology and interpretative practices. Linking both the Spirit and poetic music to Milton's understanding of teleology, it argues that Milton uses musical metaphor to capture the inexpressible characteristics of the divine. The book then applies these musical tools of reading to examine the non-trinitarian union between Father, Son, and Spirit in Paradise Lost, argues that Adam and Eve's argument does not break their concord, and puts forward a reading of Samson Agonistes based upon pity and grace.

John Taverner - His Life and Music (Paperback): Hugh Benham John Taverner - His Life and Music (Paperback)
Hugh Benham
R1,504 Discovery Miles 15 040 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

John Taverner was the leading composer of church music under Henry VIII. His contributions to the mass and votive antiphon are varied, distinguished and sometimes innovative; he has left more important settings for the office than any of his predecessors, and even a little secular music survives. Hugh Benham, editor of Taverner's complete works for Early English Church Music, now provides the first full-length study of the composer for over twenty years. He places the music in context, with the help of biographical information, discussion of Taverner's place in society, and explanation of how each piece was used in the pre-Reformation church services. He investigates the musical language of Taverner's predecessors as background for a fresh examination and appraisal of the music in the course of which he traces similarities with the work of younger composers. Issues confronting the performer are considered, and the music is also approached from the listener's point of view, initially through close analytical inspection of the celebrated votive antiphon Gaude plurimum.

Requiem (Sheet music, Vocal score): John Rutter Requiem (Sheet music, Vocal score)
John Rutter
R401 Discovery Miles 4 010 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

for soprano soloist, mixed choir, and orchestra or ensemble (with organ) This is one of the best-loved and most widely performed choral works of the twentieth century. The texts (in Latin and English) are from the Missa pro Defunctis, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Psalms. The seven sections form an arch-like meditation on the themes of life and death: prayers on behalf of all humanity, psalms, personal prayers to Christ, and in the central Sanctus an affirmation of divine glory. The full scores have been edited and engraved by the composer himself and are presented in handsome, cloth-bound editions. Vocal and orchestral material is available on hire.

My Jesus - From Heartache to Hope (Paperback): Anne Wilson My Jesus - From Heartache to Hope (Paperback)
Anne Wilson; Foreword by Matthew West
R325 Discovery Miles 3 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Whatever you are feeling, God can handle it--all of it. The tears, screams, and questions. God invites you to let Him tend to your heart." In the bluegrass fields of Kentucky, Anne Wilson and her siblings, Jacob and Elizabeth, grew up in the security and love of their family--and Jesus. But when Jacob died in a car accident, Anne was thrust into a painful journey of grief and soul-wrestling that led to God calling her to create songs that glorified Him. My Jesus weaves together Anne's personal story with an encouraging message to anyone longing for God to wipe away their tears. No matter what season of life you're facing, My Jesus comes alongside you to: Show how God can bring purpose out of loss Offer hope in the midst of heartbreak Remind you that God never abandons you Discover the beauty that can emerge from suffering as you read Anne's story of growing closer to the God who always makes a way. Praise for My Jesus: "I love how Anne Wilson invites us into the cracks and crevices of her life and how she built her life on Jesus. My Jesus is personal, and it takes you on a journey through some of the most foundational parts of Anne's life that develop into a large picture where it is so clear that God was the artist of it all. As I read through each page, I felt like I was at coffee with Anne, hearing her story." --Sadie Robertson Huff, author, speaker, and founder of Live Original "The song 'My Jesus' has impacted so many of our lives in such important ways. Reading this book, being in the moments with Anne and her family, and hearing her faith rise up when her heart was broken, Anne has told a true and deep story that we all need to read." --Annie F. Downs, New York Times bestselling author of That Sounds Fun

Messiah (Watkins Shaw) (Paperback): George Frideric Handel Messiah (Watkins Shaw) (Paperback)
George Frideric Handel; Edited by Watkins Shaw
R375 R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Save R28 (7%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

(Music Sales America). The world-famous Novello choral edition of Handel's beautiful masterpiece. Arranged for SATB with piano part. Edited with piano reduction by Watkins Shaw.

Yoruba Oral Tradition in Islamic Nigeria - A History of Dadakuada (Paperback): Abdul Rasheed Na allah Yoruba Oral Tradition in Islamic Nigeria - A History of Dadakuada (Paperback)
Abdul Rasheed Na allah
R640 Discovery Miles 6 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book traces Dadakuada's history and artistic vision and discusses its vibrancy as the most popular traditional Yoruba oral art form in Islamic Africa. Foregrounding the role of Dadakuada in Ilorin, and of Ilorin in Dadakuada the book covers the history, cultural identity, performance techniques, language, social life and relationship with Islam of the oral genre. The author examines Dadakuada's relationship with Islam and discusses how the Dadakuada singers, through their songs and performances, are able to accommodate Islam in ways that have ensured their continued survival as a traditional African genre in a predominantly Muslim community. This book will be of interest to scholars of traditional African culture, African art history, performance studies and Islam in Africa.

States of Bliss and Yearning - Marks and Means of Authentic Christian Spirituality (Paperback): John L. Bell, Wild Goose... States of Bliss and Yearning - Marks and Means of Authentic Christian Spirituality (Paperback)
John L. Bell, Wild Goose Worship Group
R386 Discovery Miles 3 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Spirituality is not a permanent high, a continual blissed out state. To experience the heights, one has also to know the depths. In this book based on speeches and sermons delivered in marquees, cathedrals and local churches, John Bell deals with issues as diverse as private devotion and public debt. The picture of God that emerges is not one of a 'celestial sadist' but rather a compassionate being who asks that we do only what we can, starting from where we are, to be just and compassionate too. John Bell is a minister of the Church of Scotland and a member of the Iona Community. He lectures and preaches throughout the English-speaking world. With his colleagues in the Wild Goose Worship Group he has produced several books of congregational songs and collections of anthems, and is an occasional broadcaster on radio and television.

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