Te Deum : the church and music: a textbook, a reference, a history, an essay /

Westmeyer, Paul, 1940--

Te Deum : the church and music: a textbook, a reference, a history, an essay / Paul Westmeyer. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c1998. - xv, 412 p.; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Contents: The study of church music Old Testament: Prolegomena-- Psalms New Testament: Canticles The first centuries: With one voice-- Diffusion Before and after Charlemagne: Chant-- Choirs and thought-- Life and song Reformation currents: Sound, silence, and strictures-- A wider spectrum-- Controversies over Psalm singing After the reformation: English hymns-- Music Before and after the French and American revolutions: American developments-- Revivalism, Liturgical renewal, and Spirituals-- Recurrent American themes and richer textures Now: Postscript

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Music--Religious aspects--Christianity
Music in the churches
Public worship
Church music--Protestant churches

BV 290 / .W47 1998
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