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Plough Quarterly No. 31 - Why We Make Music (Paperback)
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Plough Quarterly No. 31 - Why We Make Music (Paperback)
Series: Plough Quarterly
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Communal music has the power to shape a soul and a society. In many
places today, a culture of singing and making music remains robust,
despite pressure from the commercial music industry. Or it was
until the Covid pandemic hit and we glimpsed what a world without
communal music-making could be like. According to Plato, virtuous
music is vital for building a virtuous community. Jewish and
Christian traditions take this insight even further: good communal
music shapes and builds up the people of God. So how can we choose
good music and avoid the bad? The sheer ubiquity of music available
for consumption - its presence as a near-constant soundtrack to our
daily lives - poses a hazard. Digital music on tap is a temptation
to chronic distraction of the soul, to a habit of superficiality
and non-attention. Fortunately, the remedy is straightforward:
spend less time consuming prepackaged tunes and more time making
music. This will be doubly rewarding if done with others - singing
with one's family, singing in church, playing in a string quartet,
starting a regular jam session. If personal media players tend to
cut us off from the physical presence of others, sharing in good
music together breaks the spell of isolation and disembodiment. It
builds friendship and community. On this theme: - Maureen Swinger's
amateur choir sings Bach's Saint Matthew Passion. - Stephen Michael
Newby says Black spirituals aren't just for Black people. - Mary
Townsend finds Dolly Parton magnificent, but would Aristotle? -
Phil Christman finds catharsis in the YouTube comments of eighties
songs. - Ben Crosby says congregational singing should be
unabashedly weird to visitors. - Joseph Julian Gonzalez draws on
ancient Nahua poets in his music. - Christopher Tin explains why he
weaves so many historical influences into his music. - Seven
musicians talk about making your own music in schools, churches,
prisons, backyards, or children's bedrooms: Nathan Schram, Esther
Keiderling, Norann Voll, Chaka Watch Ngwenya, Eileen Maendel, Adora
Wong, and Brittany Petruzzi. Also in the issue: Exclusive excerpts
from forthcoming books by Eugene Vodolazkin and Esther Maria Magnis
- Thoughts on music from Augustine, Gregory of Nyssa, Hildegard of
Bingen, Martin Luther, and Eberhard Arnold - Catholics and
Anabaptists unite to commemorate the Radical Reformation - New
poems by Jacqueline Saphra - A profile of Argentinian singer
Mercedes Sosa. - Reviews of Kate Clifford Larson's Walk with Me,
Rowan Williams's Shakeshafte, and Sam Quinones's The Least of Us
Plough Quarterly features stories, ideas, and culture for people
eager to apply their faith to the challenges we face. Each issue
includes in-depth articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and
art.
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