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"The Complete Book of Hymns" brings to life the stories behind more
than 600 hymns and worship songs. With background on the composer,
the inspiration behind the lyrics, scriptural references for
devotional consideration, and a sampling of the song lyrics, this
book brings forth the message of these great songs of the faith
like never before!
"For the Time Being" is a pivotal book in the career of one of
the greatest poets of the twentieth century. W. H. Auden had
recently moved to America, fallen in love with a young man to whom
he considered himself married, rethought his entire poetic and
intellectual equipment, and reclaimed the Christian faith of his
childhood. Then, in short order, his relationship fell apart and
his mother, to whom he was very close, died. In the midst of this
period of personal crisis and intellectual remaking, he decided to
write a poem about Christmas and to have it set to music by his
friend Benjamin Britten. Applying for a Guggenheim grant, Auden
explained that he understood the difficulty of writing something
vivid and distinctive about that most cliched of subjects, but
welcomed the challenge. In the end, the poem proved too long and
complex to be set by Britten, but in it we have a remarkably
ambitious and poetically rich attempt to see Christmas in double
focus: as a moment in the history of the Roman Empire and of
Judaism, and as an ever-new and always contemporary event for the
believer. "For the Time Being" is Auden's only explicitly religious
long poem, a technical tour de force, and a revelatory window into
the poet's personal and intellectual development. This edition
provides the most accurate text of the poem, a detailed
introduction by Alan Jacobs that explains its themes and sets the
poem in its proper contexts, and thorough annotations of its
references and allusions."
Book of Common Prayer, French Language edition. (736 pp)
Survey of an important period in the development of the choral
tradition in the Anglican church. When Bernarr Rainbow was director
of music at the College of St Mark and St John, Chelsea, he came
across the 1849 diary of service music of Thomas Helmore.
Astonished at its breadth of repertoire, he was inspired to
investigate the circumstances of the document. His findings are
recorded in this book, which sets Thomas Helmore's contribution in
perspective against the background of the Choral Revival as a
whole. In tracing the history of the remarkable revival of care for
the music of the liturgy, the author produced a socio-musical
history of a period vital in the evolution of the Anglican Church,
and made clear, probably for the first time, how music in the
Anglican Churchcame to follow lines which are unique in
Christendom. His book was originally published at a time of
important changes in ecclesiastical thinking; his presentation of
the decisions taken in the past which led to the existing
relationship between choirs and congregations, interesting in
itself, is also valuable in the continuing debate.
Coronations are the grandest of all state occasions. This is the
first comprehensive in-depth study of the music that was performed
at British coronations from 1603 to the present, encompassing the
sixteen coronations that have taken place in Westminster Abbey and
the last two Scottish coronations. Range describes how music played
a crucial role at the coronations and how the practical
requirements of the ceremonial proceedings affected its structure
and performance. The programme of music at each coronation is
reconstructed, accompanied by a wealth of transcriptions of newly
discovered primary source material, revealing findings that lead to
fresh conclusions about performance practices. The coronation
ceremonies are placed in their historical context, including the
political background and the concept of invented traditions. The
study is an invaluable resource not only for musicologists and
historians, but also for performers, providing a fascinating
insight into the greatest of all Royal events.
How do the temporal features of sacred music affect social life in
South Asia? Due to new time constraints in commercial contexts,
devotional musicians in Bengal have adapted longstanding features
of musical time linked with religious practice to promote their own
musical careers. The Politics of Musical Time traces a lineage of
singers performing a Hindu devotional song known as kirtan in the
Bengal region of India over the past century to demonstrate the
shifting meanings and practices of devotional performance. Focusing
on padabali kirtan, a type of devotional sung poetry that uses
long-duration forms and combines song and storytelling, Eben Graves
examines how expressions of religious affect and political
belonging linked with the genre become strained in contemporary,
shortened performance time frames. To illustrate the political
economy of performance in South Asia, Graves also explores how
religious performances and texts interact with issues of
nationalism, gender, and economic exchange. Combining ethnography,
history, and performance analysis, including videos from the
author's fieldwork, The Politics of Musical Time reveals how ideas
about the sacred and the modern have been expressed and contested
through features of musical time found in devotional performance.
This is the standard Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and Administration
of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church
together with The Psalter or Psalms of David according to use in
the Episcopal Church in the United States as authorized in 1979.
Included is the normative edition of The Hymnal 1982 for all who
sing -choir and congregation alike -containing all hymns and
service music. Genuine leather, gold edges, ribbon markers, gift
box. IMPRINTABLE BUT NOT BY PUBLISHER"
Hits from the most popular Christian songwriters---Michael Frye,
Tim Hughes, Matt Redman, Chris Tomlin, and many others---are paired
with favorite hymns as tasteful, contemporary medleys. These easy
piano arrangements feature lyrics, suggested fingerings, phrasing,
pedal markings, and easy-to-read notation. Titles: Beautiful One,
with O Come, All Ye Faithful * Blessed Be Your Name, with At the
Name of Jesus * Here I Am to Worship, with O Worship the King * How
Deep the Father's Love for Us, with I Stand Amazed in the Presence
* How Great Is Our God, with Praise to the Lord, the Almighty * How
Great Thou Art, with God of Wonders * It Is Well with My Soul, with
Be the Centre * Jesus Paid It All, with The Wonderful Cross *
Majesty (Here I Am), with Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise * On
Eagle's Wings, with Be Thou My Vision * The Risen Christ, with
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today * Softly and Tenderly, with Draw Me
Close * 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus, with In Christ Alone.
The Musical Salvationist frames the Salvation Army's contribution
to British musical life through the life story of composer,
arranger and musical editor Richard Slater (1854-1939), popularly
known as the 'Father of SalvationArmy Music', drawing on his
detailed hand-written diaries. The Musical Salvationist frames the
musical history of the Salvation Army through the life story of
Richard Slater, popularly known as the 'Father of Salvation Army
Music'. This book focuses upon the significant contribution of the
Salvation Army to British musical life from the late Victorian era
until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. It demonstrates
links between the Army's music-making and working class popular
culture, education and religion. Richard Slater [1854-1939] worked
in the Army's Musical Department from 1883 until his retirement in
1913. His detailed hand-written diaries reveal new information
about his background before he became a Salvationist at the age of
28. He then worked as the principal Salvationist composer, arranger
and musical editor of the period and had contact with William
Booth, the Army's Founder, who rejoiced in 'robbing the devil of
his choicetunes'; George Bernard Shaw who wrote a penetrating
critique of a band festival in 1905; and Eric Ball who was to
become one of the Army's finest composers. The book illuminates
rarely explored aspects of a vibrant Britishmusical tradition, and
its adaptation to international contexts. GORDON COX is a former
Senior Lecturer in Music Education, University of Reading. Foreword
by Dr Ray Steadman-Allen.
Oxford Choral Classics: English Church Music assembles in two
volumes around 100 of the finest examples of English sacred choral
music. The second volume presents a wealth of service material
suitable for use throughout the year. The evening canticles are
given due space, with seventeen settings, including those by Byrd,
Gibbons, Purcell, Walmisley, Stanford, Noble, Howells, Walton, and
Tippett. Also included are settings of the Te Deum and Jubilate
Deo, alongside seven settings of the Preces and Responses and two
additional early Lord's Prayers. The selection is completed with
three supplementary items: a set of previously unpublished Psalm
chants by Howells, John Sanders's Good Friday Reproaches, and a
written-out Order for Compline. Robert King has prepared completely
new editions of all the pre-twentieth-century works, going back to
the earliest and most reliable manuscripts or printed sources.
Playable keyboard reductions have been added for the majority of
unaccompanied items.
Since the 1970s, The Real Book has been the most popular book for
gigging jazz musicians. Hal Leonard is proud to publish completely
legal and legitimate editions of the original volumes, as well as
many exciting new editions to carry on the tradition to new
generations of players in all styles of music! All the Real Books
feature: hundreds of time-tested songs in extremely accurate
arrangements; the famous large, easy-to-read, hand-written notation
with no page turns; general tempo indications to assist with set
selection; songs indexed alphabetically, by key, and by tempo;
durable comb-binding. 200 outstanding worship songs for worship
leaders or anyone who loves Christian music: Awesome God *
Beautiful One * Days of Elijah Forever * Hosanna * In Christ Alone
* More Precious Than Silver * None but Jesus * Revelation Song *
Shine, Jesus, Shine * There I a Redeemer * We Fall Down * You Are
My King (Amazing Love) * and more.
Olney Hymns in Three Books; Book I On Select Texts of Scripture;
Book II On Occasional Subjects; Book III On the Rise, Progress,
Changes, and Comforts of the Spiritual Life. Includes categories
such as Sacramental Hymns, Prayer, Creation, Conflict, Comfort,
Dedication and Surrender.
for SATB and organ The Gift of Charity is a gently flowing anthem.
It features beautifully arching phrases, an optional soprano solo,
and exultant yet tender climaxes. The text, by Selwyn Image, based
on I Corinthians 13, makes it the perfect choice for weddings, but
also for use all year round.
A renowned scholar and musician presents a new and innovative
exploration of the beginnings of Western musical art. Beginning in
the time of the New Testament, when Christians began to develop an
art of ritual singing with an African and Asian background,
Christopher Page traces the history of music in Europe through the
development of Gregorian chant--a music that has profoundly
influenced the way Westerners hear--to the invention of the musical
staff, regarded as the fundamental technology of Western music.
Page places the history of the singers who performed this music
against the social, political and economic life of a Western Europe
slowly being remade after the collapse of Roman power. His book
will be of interest to historians, musicologists, performing
musicians, and general readers who are keen to explore the
beginnings of Western musical art.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
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Tracing the connections between music making and built space in
both historical and contemporary times, Music, Sound, and
Architecture in Islam brings together domains of intellectual
reflection that have rarely been in dialogue to promote a greater
understanding of the centrality of sound production in constructed
environments in Muslim religious and cultural expression.
Representing the fields of ethnomusicology, anthropology, art
history, architecture, history of architecture, religious studies,
and Islamic studies, the volume's contributors consider sonic
performances ranging from poetry recitation to art, folk, popular,
and ritual musics-as well as religious expressions that are not
usually labeled as "music" from an Islamic perspective-in relation
to monumental, vernacular, ephemeral, and landscape architectures;
interior design; decoration and furniture; urban planning; and
geography. Underscoring the intimate relationship between
traditional Muslim sonic performances, such as the recitation of
the Qur'an or devotional songs, and conventional Muslim
architectural spaces, from mosques and Sufi shrines to historic
aristocratic villas, gardens, and gymnasiums, the book reveals
Islam as an ideal site for investigating the relationship between
sound and architecture, which in turn proves to be an innovative
and significant angle from which to explore Muslim cultures.
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