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Hymns with a Velvet Touch - 10 Elegant Settings of Timeless Hymns (Book): Tom Fettke Hymns with a Velvet Touch - 10 Elegant Settings of Timeless Hymns (Book)
Tom Fettke
R355 R283 Discovery Miles 2 830 Save R72 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Tom Fettke finally brings to the keyboard his vast experience as an arranger. The lush arrangements included in this collection are refreshing settings of beautiful, timeless hymns. Late Intermediate to Early Advanced.

Pre-Reading Book of Christmas Praise - 11 Arrangements for Beginning Pianists (Paperback): Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster Pre-Reading Book of Christmas Praise - 11 Arrangements for Beginning Pianists (Paperback)
Gayle Kowalchyk, E. L. Lancaster
R235 R195 Discovery Miles 1 950 Save R40 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
John Rutter Anthems for SA and Men - 9 anthems for sopranos, altos, and unison men (Sheet music, Vocal score): John Rutter John Rutter Anthems for SA and Men - 9 anthems for sopranos, altos, and unison men (Sheet music, Vocal score)
John Rutter
R295 Discovery Miles 2 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

for SA and Men, accompanied and unaccompanied This collection of nine of John Rutter's finest and most popular anthems, scored for SA Men, has been carefully compiled to be both accessible to a wide range of choirs and appropriate to the needs of today's liturgy. With the inclusion of so many 'classics' covering a variety of texts and styles, this anthology is ideal for working church choirs requiring flexible options.

Singing the Gospel along Scotland's North-East Coast, 1859-2009 (Paperback): Frances Wilkins Singing the Gospel along Scotland's North-East Coast, 1859-2009 (Paperback)
Frances Wilkins
R1,255 Discovery Miles 12 550 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Following three years of ethnomusicological fieldwork on the sacred singing traditions of evangelical Christians in North-East Scotland and Northern Isles coastal communities, Frances Wilkins documents and analyses current singing practices in this book by placing them historically and contemporaneously within their respective faith communities. In ascertaining who the singers were and why, when, where, how and what they chose to sing, the study explores a number of related questions. How has sacred singing contributed to the establishment and reinforcement of individual and group identities both in the church and wider community? What is the process by which specific regional repertoires and styles develop? Which organisations and venues have been particularly conducive to the development of sacred singing in the community? How does the subject matter of songs relate to the immediate environment of coastal inhabitants? How and why has gospel singing in coastal communities changed? These questions are answered with comprehensive reference to interview material, fieldnotes, videography and audio field recordings. As one of the first pieces of ethnomusicological research into sacred music performance in Scotland, this ethnography draws important parallels between practices in the North East and elsewhere in the British Isles and across the globe.

The Hymnographic Book of Tropologion - Sources, Liturgy and Chant Repertory (Hardcover): Svetlana Kujumdzieva The Hymnographic Book of Tropologion - Sources, Liturgy and Chant Repertory (Hardcover)
Svetlana Kujumdzieva
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Tropologion is considered the earliest known extant chant book from the early Christian world which was in use until the twelfth century. The study of this book is still in its infancy. It has generally been believed that the book has survived in Georgian translation under the name 'ladgari' but similar books have been discovered in Greek, Syriac and Armenian. All the copies clearly show that the spread and the use of the book were much greater than we had previously assumed and the Georgian ladgari is only one of its many versions. The study of these issues unquestionably confirms the earliest stage of the compilation of the book, in Jerusalem or its environs, and shows its uninterrupted development from Jerusalem to the Stoudios monastery, the most important monastery of Constantinople. Over time many new pieces and new authors were added to the Tropologion. It is almost certain that it was the Stoudios school of poet-composers that divided the content of the Tropologion and compiled separate collections of books, each one containing a major liturgical cycle. In the beginning all of the volumes kept the old title but in the tenth century the copies of the book were renamed, probably according to the liturgical repertory included, and by the thirteenth century the title 'Tropologion' is no longer found in the Greek sources as it became superfluous, and fell out of use.

The Giant Book of Christian Sheet Music - Easy Piano (Paperback): Carol Tornquist The Giant Book of Christian Sheet Music - Easy Piano (Paperback)
Carol Tornquist
R678 R568 Discovery Miles 5 680 Save R110 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Arranged by prolific Christian music arranger Carol Tornquist, this easy piano collection features the most popular praise, worship, and gospel songs of today. Lyrics and basic chord symbols are included along with helpful fingering and phrasing indications. Each arrangement is fun and easy to play, whether as a piano solo or for sing-alongs. Titles: 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) (Matt Redman) * Above All (Michael W. Smith) * Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) (Chris Tomlin) * Blessed (Lazarus) * Blessings (Laura Story) * Cinderella (Steven Curtis Chapman) * God's Not Dead (Like a Lion) (Newsboys) * Good Morning (Mandisa) * Hold Me (Jamie Grace featuring TobyMac) * How Beautiful (Twila Paris) * How Great Is Our God (Chris Tomlin) * How He Loves (David Crowder Band) * I Can Only Imagine (MercyMe) * I Need a Miracle (Third Day) * I Will Rise (Chris Tomlin) * In Christ Alone (Newsboys) * Jesus, Friend of Sinners (Casting Crowns) * Let the Church Say Amen (Andra? Crouch) * Need You Now (How Many Times) (Plumb) * One Thing Remains (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) * The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli) * The Proof of Your Love (For King & Country) * Redeemed (Big Daddy Weave) * Revelation Song (Kari Jobe) * Shout to the Lord (Darlene Zschech) * Take Me Back (Andra? Crouch) * Take Me to the King (Tamela Mann) * We Are (Kari Jobe) * Who You Are (Unspoken) * Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies) (Chris Tomlin) * You Are (Colton Dixon) * You Raise Me Up (Selah) * Your Love Never Fails (Newsboys).

Performing Faith - Christian Music, Identity and Inculturation in Indonesia (Hardcover): Marzanna Poplawska Performing Faith - Christian Music, Identity and Inculturation in Indonesia (Hardcover)
Marzanna Poplawska
R4,201 Discovery Miles 42 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is a study of music inculturation in Indonesia. It shows how religious expression can be made relevant in an indigenous context and how grassroots Christianity is being realized by means of music. Through the discussion of indigenous expressions of Christianity, the book presents multiple ways in which Indonesians reiterate their identity through music by creatively forging Christian and indigenous elements. This study moves beyond the discussion (and charge) of syncretism, showing that the inclusion of local cultural manifestations is an answer to creating a truly indigenous Christian expression. Marzanna Poplawska, while telling the story of Indonesian Christians and the multiple ways in which they live Christianity through music, emphasizes the creative energy and agency of local people. In their practices she finds optimism for the continuing existence of many traditional genres and styles. Indonesian Christians perform their Christian faith through music, dance, and theater, generating innovative cultural products that enrich the global Christian heritage. The book is addressed to a broad spectrum of readers: scholars from a variety of disciplines - music, religion, anthropology, especially those interested in interactions between Christianity and indigenous cultures; general music lovers and World Music enthusiasts eager to discover musics outside of European realm; as well as Christian believers, church musicians, and choir directors curious to learn about Christian music beyond Euro-American context. Students of religion, sacred music, (ethno)musicology, theater, and dance will also benefit from learning about a variety of indigenous arts employed in Christian churches in Indonesia.

Deep River and the Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death (Paperback): Howard Thurman Deep River and the Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death (Paperback)
Howard Thurman
R392 Discovery Miles 3 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Dr. Howard Thurman explores how protest and resistance are expressed in spirituals as well as how these songs have been a "spiritual watering hole" in his life..

Giving Voice to My Music - Choral Composers in Conversation (Paperback): David Wordsworth Giving Voice to My Music - Choral Composers in Conversation (Paperback)
David Wordsworth; Preface by Sir Andrew Davis; Foreword by David Hill
R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In Giving Voice to My Music, David Wordsworth's engrossing interviews take us into the world of twenty-four leading composers of choral music, composers for whom writing for choirs is central to their very existence. Here, they give voice to their inspirations, their passions and the challenges they have faced in working through the pandemic of 2020/21. They reveal how their life experiences have influenced their compositions, how they choose and relate to the texts they set, and how they interact with commissioners, singers and conductors alike. Enhanced by an extensive reference section and a revelatory list of the composers' own favourite pieces, readers will discover music that has enriched these composers' lives and encouraged their creativity. Giving Voice to my Music will be relished by singers, composers, conductors and above all audiences, for the new insights it offers into works that are already well-known but also for its introductions to new choral music that deserves to be better known.

'Allegri's Miserere' in the Sistine Chapel (Hardcover): Graham O'Reilly 'Allegri's Miserere' in the Sistine Chapel (Hardcover)
Graham O'Reilly
R1,488 Discovery Miles 14 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Miserere by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) is one of the most popular, oft performed and recorded choral pieces of late Renaissance/early Baroque music. Yet the piece known today bears little resemblanceto Allegri's original or to the piece as it was performed before 1870. The Miserere attributed to the Italian composer Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) is one of the most popular, often performed and recorded choral pieces of late Renaissance/early Baroque music. It was composed during the reign of Pope Urban VIII in the 1630s, for the exclusive use of the Papal Choir in the Sistine Chapel during Holy Week, the last of thirteen surviving Misereres sung at the services of Tenebrae since 1514. When the young Mozart visited Rome, so the story goes, he transcribed it from memory, risking excommunication but helping posterity to reclaim the piece. Yet the Miserere known today bears little resemblance to Allegri's original or to its method of performance before 1900. This book is the first detailed account of this iconic work's performance history in the Sistine Chapel, in particular focussing on its heyday in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Rather than looking at the Miserere as a work on paper, the key to its genesis - as this book reveals - can only be found in a performance context. The book includes consideration both of the implications of that context in recreating it for performance, and of the history and practice of the "English Miserere" - the version commonly heard today. Appendices present key source transcriptions and two performance editions.

Keeping Christmas - Beloved Carols and the Christmas Story (Standard format, CD): Gloriae Dei Cantores Keeping Christmas - Beloved Carols and the Christmas Story (Standard format, CD)
Gloriae Dei Cantores
R408 R329 Discovery Miles 3 290 Save R79 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Each year at Christmas, Gloriae Dei Cantores celebrates the "dawn of redeeming grace" with a traditional candlelit Service of Readings and Carols, retelling the stories of Christ's birth that stir us with memories and hopes for peace and love. Just for a time as you listen to these carols and stories, let your heart fill with gratitude for our many blessings, and with goodwill toward others. Gloriae Dei Cantores offers this recording with a prayer that the joy of the season brings you renewed hope and a fresh sense of wonder!

One Hundred Latin Hymns - Ambrose to Aquinas (Hardcover): Peter G. Walsh One Hundred Latin Hymns - Ambrose to Aquinas (Hardcover)
Peter G. Walsh; As told to Christopher Husch
R884 R789 Discovery Miles 7 890 Save R95 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How I wept at your hymns and songs, keenly moved by the sweet-sounding voices of your church wrote the recently converted Augustine in his "Confessions." Christians from the earliest period consecrated the hours of the day and the sacred calendar, liturgical seasons and festivals of saints. This volume collects one hundred of the most important and beloved Late Antique and Medieval Latin hymns from Western Europe.

These religious voices span a geographical range that stretches from Ireland through France to Spain and Italy. They meditate on the ineffable, from Passion to Paradise, in love and trembling and praise. The authors represented here range from Ambrose in the late fourth century ce down to Bonaventure in the thirteenth. The texts cover a broad gamut in their poetic forms and meters. Although often the music has not survived, most of them would have been sung. Some of them have continued to inspire composers, such as the great thirteenth-century hymns, the "Stabat mater "and "Dies irae.""

The Bells of Christmas (Standard format, CD): Gloriae Dei Ringers The Bells of Christmas (Standard format, CD)
Gloriae Dei Ringers
R363 R293 Discovery Miles 2 930 Save R70 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Our best-selling recording of all time - more than 20,000 copies sold! The Bells of Christmas will fill your home with the joyful and sparkling sound of handbells, played by the dynamic ensemble, Gloriae Dei Ringers. Playing on a five-and-a-half octave set of Malmark handbells, these young musicians explore the full range of Christmas cheer and wonder - from the tenderness of Away in a Manger to the majestic expanse of A Flight of Angels - all in arrangements that showcase the tremendous musicality and unique spirit of handbells!

Contemporary Worship Music and Everyday Musical Lives (Paperback): Mark Porter Contemporary Worship Music and Everyday Musical Lives (Paperback)
Mark Porter
R1,344 Discovery Miles 13 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Whilst Contemporary Worship Music arose out of a desire to relate the music of the church to the music of everyday life, this function can quickly be called into question by the diversity of musical lives present in contemporary society. Mark Porter examines the relationship between individuals' musical lives away from a Contemporary Worship Music environment and their diverse experiences of music within it, presenting important insights into the complex and sometimes contradictory relationships between congregants' musical lives within and outside of religious worship. Through detailed ethnographic investigation Porter challenges common evangelical ideals of musical neutrality, suggesting the importance of considering musical tastes and preferences through an ethical lens. He employs cosmopolitanism as an interpretative framework for understanding the dynamics of diverse musical communities, positioning it as a stronger alternative to common assimilationist and multiculturalist models.

New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century - The Music of Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras (Hardcover): Joel E. Rubin New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century - The Music of Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras (Hardcover)
Joel E. Rubin
R3,343 Discovery Miles 33 430 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The music of clarinetists Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras is iconic of American klezmer music. Their legacy has had an enduring impact on the development of the popular world music genre. Since the 1970s, klezmer music has become one of the most popular world music genres, at the same time influencing musical styles as diverse as indie rock, avant-garde jazz, and contemporary art music. Klezmer is the celebratory instrumental music that developed in the Jewish communities of eastern Europe over the course of centuries and was performed especially at weddings. Brought to North America in the immigration wave in the late nineteenth century, klezmer thrived and developed in the Yiddish-speaking communities of New York and other cities during the period 1880-1950. No two musicians represent New York klezmer more than clarinetists Naftule Brandwein (1884-1963)and Dave Tarras (1897-1989). Born in eastern Europe to respected klezmer families, both musicians had successful careers as performers and recording artists in New York. Their legacy has had an enduring impact and helped to spurthe revival of klezmer since the 1970s. Using their iconic recordings as a case study, New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century looks at the inner workings of klezmer dance music, from its compositional aspects to the minutiae of style. Making use of historical and ethnographic sources, the book places the music within a larger social and cultural context stretching from eastern Europe of the nineteenth century to the United Statesof the present. JOEL E. RUBIN is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Virginia and an acclaimed performer of traditional klezmer music.

Jewish Religious Music in Nineteenth-Century America - Restoring the Synagogue Soundtrack (Paperback): Judah M. Cohen Jewish Religious Music in Nineteenth-Century America - Restoring the Synagogue Soundtrack (Paperback)
Judah M. Cohen
R987 Discovery Miles 9 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In Jewish Religious Music in Nineteenth-Century America: Restoring the Synagogue Soundtrack, Judah M. Cohen demonstrates that Jews constructed a robust religious musical conversation in the United States during the mid- to late-19th century. While previous studies of American Jewish music history have looked to Europe as a source of innovation during this time, Cohen's careful analysis of primary archival sources tells a different story. Far from seeing a fallow musical landscape, Cohen finds that Central European Jews in the United States spearheaded a major revision of the sounds and traditions of synagogue music during this period of rapid liturgical change. Focusing on the influences of both individuals and texts, Cohen demonstrates how American Jewish musicians sought to balance artistry and group singing, rather than "progressing" from solo chant to choir and organ. Congregations shifted between musical genres and practices during this period in response to such factors as finances, personnel, and communal cohesiveness. Cohen concludes that the "soundtrack" of 19th-century Jewish American music heavily shapes how we look at Jewish American music and life in the first part of the 21st-century, arguing that how we see, and especially hear, history plays a key role in our understanding of the contemporary world around us. Supplemented with an interactive website that includes the primary source materials, recordings of the music discussed, and a map that highlights the movement of key individuals, Cohen's research defines more clearly the sound of 19th-century American Jewry.

The Faith We Sing Pew Edition with Cross and Flame (Paperback, Pew ed): Abington Publishing The Faith We Sing Pew Edition with Cross and Flame (Paperback, Pew ed)
Abington Publishing
R448 R372 Discovery Miles 3 720 Save R76 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In recent years, new music and worship styles have enriched the worship styles have enriched the worship experience, from contemporary worship and praise music to world music. New hymnody offers modern images and refreshing tunes that tell the old, old story. Now churches can continue to sing the hymns they treasure and add newer music to their worship life! All editions come with Cross & Flame emblem on the cover except for the "Cross Only" version of the Pew Edition.

Making Congregational Music Local in Christian Communities Worldwide (Paperback): Monique M Ingalls, Muriel Swijghuisen... Making Congregational Music Local in Christian Communities Worldwide (Paperback)
Monique M Ingalls, Muriel Swijghuisen Reigersberg, Zoe C. Sherinian
R1,267 Discovery Miles 12 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What does it mean for music to be considered local in contemporary Christian communities, and who shapes this meaning? Through what musical processes have religious beliefs and practices once 'foreign' become 'indigenous'? How does using indigenous musical practices aid in the growth of local Christian religious practices and beliefs? How are musical constructions of the local intertwined with regional, national or transnational religious influences and cosmopolitanisms? Making Congregational Music Local in Christian Communities Worldwide explores the ways that congregational music-making is integral to how communities around the world understand what it means to be 'local' and 'Christian'. Showing how locality is produced, negotiated, and performed through music-making, this book draws on case studies from every continent that integrate insights from anthropology, ethnomusicology, cultural geography, mission studies, and practical theology. Four sections explore a central aspect of the production of locality through congregational music-making, addressing the role of historical trends, cultural and political power, diverging values, and translocal influences in defining what it means to be 'local' and 'Christian'. This book contends that examining musical processes of localization can lead scholars to new understandings of the meaning and power of Christian belief and practice.

Original Lyric Composition - A song of love, wisdom, and Christianity (Paperback): Erwin Parent Original Lyric Composition - A song of love, wisdom, and Christianity (Paperback)
Erwin Parent
R306 Discovery Miles 3 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A German Requiem (Sheet music): Johannes Brahms A German Requiem (Sheet music)
Johannes Brahms; Edited by Michael Pilkington
R418 R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Save R71 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Cyclic Mass - Anglo-Continental Exchange in the Fifteenth Century (Hardcover): James Cook The Cyclic Mass - Anglo-Continental Exchange in the Fifteenth Century (Hardcover)
James Cook
R3,903 Discovery Miles 39 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

England in the fifteenth century was the cradle of much that would have a profound impact on European music for the next several hundred years. Perhaps the greatest such development was the cyclic cantus firmus Mass, and scholarly attention has therefore often been drawn to identifying potentially English examples within the many anonymous Mass cycles that survive in continental sources. Nonetheless, to understand English music in this period is to understand it within a changing nexus of two-way cultural exchange with the continent, and the genre of the Mass cycle is very much at the forefront of this. Indeed, the question of 'what is English' cannot truly be answered without also answering the question of 'what is continental'. This book seeks, initially, to answer both of these questions. Perhaps more importantly, it argues that a number of the works that have induced the most scholarly debate are best seen through the lens of intensive and long-term cultural exchange and that the great binary divide of provenance can, in many cases, productively be broken down. A great many of these works, though often written on the continent, can, it seems, only be understood in relation to English practice - a practice which has had, and will continue to have, major importance in the ongoing history of European Art Music.

The Hymnal (Hardcover, 1982): Church Publishing The Hymnal (Hardcover, 1982)
Church Publishing
R891 R844 Discovery Miles 8 440 Save R47 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The normative edition for all who sing, choir and congregation alike, containing all hymns and service music.

The Lutheran Hymnal - Gift Edition (Hardcover): The Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America The Lutheran Hymnal - Gift Edition (Hardcover)
The Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America
R1,321 Discovery Miles 13 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Requiem Opus 48 - Opus 48 (Sheet music): Gabriel Faure Requiem Opus 48 - Opus 48 (Sheet music)
Gabriel Faure; Edited by Desmond Ratcliffe
R212 R192 Discovery Miles 1 920 Save R20 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Faure was not drawn to compose a Requiem because of the death of a loved one, even though his mother had died during the early stages of composition and his father had passed away two years before. Faure's composition does not set his Requiem to the standard liturgical text, instead adding a lyrical Pie Jesu and transcendent Paradisum, and omitting the Dies Irae and Tuba Mirum - which, for most composers, are opportunities to demonstrate the dramatic possibilities available with the choral and orchestral forces. As a result the mood of the Requiem is relatively calm and peaceful and often referred to as a lullaby of death. Faure's unconventional composition has become a firm favourite in the repertoire and available here is the vocal score, for soloists and SATB choir with piano accompaniment, as edited by Desmond Ratcliffe.

British Royal Weddings - From the Stuarts to the Early Twentieth Century (Hardcover): Matthias Range British Royal Weddings - From the Stuarts to the Early Twentieth Century (Hardcover)
Matthias Range
R3,273 Discovery Miles 32 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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