The Psalmody of the Church
This book examines the history of psalmody within the church, exploring the authors who wrote the psalms, the singers who performed them, and the ways in which they were used and interpreted. William H. Parker provides a detailed analysis of the psalms, with a particular focus on the musical aspects of their performance. Anyone interested in the history of religious music will find this book a valuable resource.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Robert Ludlum's The Cassandra Compact
Discover the history and meaning behind the beautiful anthems sung in the hallowed halls of Westminster Abbey. This comprehensive guide features the lyrics of every anthem ever used in the famous church, accompanied by insightful commentary and stunning photographs. Whether you're a music enthusiast or a lover of English history, this book is a must-have.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Breathers of an Ampler Day
As death comes out of the closet in contemporary society, this book presents the views on heaven and the afterlife of a number of well-known Victorians, and others not so well known, in the belief that they may help us today.
The English Prize
This book is a collection of Christian hymns and psalms, with musical notation and performance instructions. It includes selections from the works of Isaac Watts and other authors, as well as a guide to proper musical expression. The book is a valuable resource for church musicians, choir directors, and anyone looking to deepen their understanding of Christian music.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Using Critical Theory
This book is a compilation of hymns and worship songs intended for use in Christian churches and schools. It includes traditional hymns as well as more modern compositions, and is organized both thematically and by liturgical season. While of specific interest to those involved in Christian worship, it is also a valuable resource for scholars of musicology and liturgy.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Seraphina, Or, Christian Library of Church Music
This comprehensive music collection includes a vast array of hymn tunes, set pieces, anthems, chants, and more, making it an essential resource for church music directors and enthusiasts alike. Edited by John Winebrenner, The Seraphina offers clear notation and helpful insights into the history and context of each piece.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Chasing Magic
Terry's survey of Catholic Church music, exploring its history, development, and key composers. A comprehensive guide to the music of the Church.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Thucydides and Herodotus
This comprehensive collection of breviary and missal hymns is a must-have for anyone who loves church music. With hymns from various sources and complete with musical notation, this book is perfect for choirs, liturgical directors and anyone looking to deepen their connection to Catholic music.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Music, Medicine and Religion at the Ospedale Di Santo Spirito in Rome
Explores the use of music as therapy and shows how it operated in the hospital's institutional, social and historical contexts, undergoing change in response to broader cultural and religious movements. This book explores connections between the physical care of the sick based on the study of medicine, concepts of healing founded on religious thought, and the practice of music at the Ospedale di Santo Spirito (Hospital of the Holy Spirit) in Rome. The hospital was a unique institution that was regulated by the Roman Catholic Church but simultaneously reflected the significant shifts in scientific thought emerging during the period that coincided with post-Tridentine reforms in the church. The volume discusses the hospital's foundation, architecture and links with the papacy. It also reflects on the then acceptable "ways of knowing" informed by religious concerns and medical traditions. The tripartite relationship between religion, medicine and music within the institution was complex. At times they existed side-by-side, at others they intersected. Drawing on extensive archival research such as financial records, decrees, records of apostolic visits and inventories as well as surviving musical sources (printed and manuscript), the book makes connections between intellectual beliefs about music and actual musical practices. It explores the early use of music as therapy and investigates the musical ideals and practices of the monastic regime which ran the hospital. In a wider sense, the book shows how music operated in the hospital's institutional, social and historical contexts, and how it underwent change over time in response to broader cultural and religious movements.
Unshacked
Unshackled: A Christian's Victory Over Fear" serves as an inspiring testimony and guide for believers who long to break free from the bondage of fear and live out their true calling as children of God. It encourages readers to embrace a victorious mindset, anchored in the love and faithfulness of Jesus Christ.
Christmas Music for Ukulele
A book of twenty-one popular and widely familiar Christmas tunes arranged for ukulele (Low G). The book contains twenty solos and one duet (Carol of the Bells). The arrangements include carols, hymns and other songs, in addition to two classical pieces often associated with the Christmas season (Bach's "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring" and Beethoven's "Ode to Joy"). All arrangements will be accessible to most players who have been studying fingerstyle and/or classical ukulele, in earnest, for a year or so. This is an estimate based on the arranger's teaching experience. All solos are presented in both standard notation and tablature. Contents: Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, Carol of the Bells (duet in standard notation only), Coventry Carol, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, The Holly and the Ivy, I Saw Three Ships, In the Bleak Midwinter, Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, Jingle Bells, The Little Drummer Boy, O Christmas Tree, O Come All Ye Faithful, Ode to Joy, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, We Three Kings, We Wish you a Merry Christmas, What Child Is This?
The Popular and the Sacred in Music
Music, as the form of art whose name derives from ancient myths, is often thought of as pure symbolic expression and associated with transcendence. Music is also a universal phenomenon and thus a profound marker of humanity. These features make music a sphere of activity where sacred and popular qualities intersect and amalgamate. In an era characterised by postsecular and postcolonial processes of religious change, re-enchantment and alternative spiritualities, the intersections of the popular and the sacred in music have become increasingly multifarious. In the book, the cultural dynamics at stake are approached by stressing the extended and multiple dimensions of the sacred and the popular, hence challenging conventional, taken-for-granted and rigid conceptualisations of both popular music and sacred music. At issue are the cultural politics of labelling music as either popular or sacred, and the disciplinary and theoretical implications of such labelling. Instead of focussing on specific genres of popular music or types of religious music, consideration centres on interrogating musical situations where a distinction between the popular and the sacred is misleading, futile and even impossible. The topic is discussed in relation to a diversity of belief systems and different repertoires of music, including classical, folk and jazz, by considering such themes as origin myths, autonomy, ingenuity and stardom, authenticity, moral ambiguity, subcultural sensibilities and political ideologies.
A Call to Prayer
J.C. Ryle was well known for his warm, plain-spoken candor, the kind which appeals to all souls regardless of rank or title, and this short book is no different. Bold, encouraging, and affectionate, "A Call to Prayer" is just as the title says-an earnest invitation for all children of God to come before Him in prayer. Read it, be edified, and have hope: you have access to the Maker of heaven and earth who can do all things. In this classic book, Ryle charges the reader with the necessity of prayer. He cuts through the excuses and the pretense with the simple question: "Do you pray?" Ryle's style is concise and imminently readable. He argues that prayer or the lack of prayer is the single greatest barometer for a person's status before the Lord, for "to be prayerless is to be without Christ, without God, without grace, without hope, and without heaven." Ryle goes beyond the question to the meat of the issue, giving strong arguments for why prayer is so necessary for the spiritual well-being of an individual. Once he has made his point, Ryle turns his attention to how a person should pray. This work of prayer, according to Ryle, is so often neglected because it is such an arduous task cutting against the flesh and standing (or kneeing in this case) in direct opposition and defiance of Satan himself. Ryle encourages the Christian to pray with reverence and humility, spiritually, as a regular part of their business of life, with all perseverance, in earnestness, in faith, with boldness, with fullness, on behalf of others, with thankfulness and with watchfulness over one's prayers. In one of the many quotable phrases from this book, Ryle challenged readers to "tell me what a man's prayers are, and I will soon tell you the state of his soul," concluding that "prayer is the spiritual pulse." This book is a wonderful and encouraging read for any Christian desiring to walk more closely with God through prayer.
The Traditional and National Music of Scotland
Originally published in 1966, this was the first book on this subject to be published for over a hundred years. It covers all facets including little-known types of Gaelic song, the bagpipes and their music, including the esoteric subject of pibroch, the Ceol Mor or 'Great Music' of the pipes. It gives a comprehensive review of the fiddle composers and their music, and of the Clarsach and its revival, with an example of all-but-extinct Scottish harp music. A chapter is devoted to the music of Orkney and Shetland and the book contains over 100 examples of music many of which were from the author's own collection and published here for the first time.
Christian Sacred Music in the Americas
This edited volume explores the richness and diversity of Christian musical traditions in the Americas. The essays present a cross-section of current scholarship on Christian sacred music and the approaches to studying them in context.
The Book of Requiems, 1550-1650
Few western musical repertories speak more to the imagination than the Requiem mass for the dead. Yet, surprisingly, despite the significance of Requiem settings for our musical culture, the literature concerning them is sparse. The Book of Requiems presents essays on the most important works in this tradition, from the origins of the genre up to the present day. Each chapter is devoted to a specific Requiem, and offers both historical information and a detailed work-discussion. Conceived as a multi-volume essay collection by leading experts, The Book of Requiems is an authoritative reference publication intended as a first port of call for musicologists, music theorists, and performers both professional and student.The present volume, the second in the series, treats settings composed between c. 1550 and c. 1650, a period in which the Requiem becomes a defining feature of the soundscape of Catholic death rituals.The Book of Requiems is a multi-volume set. More volumes will be announced soon.Contributors: Pieter Berg矇 (University of Leuven), Franz K繹rndle (University of Augsburg), Christian Thomas Leitmeir (University of Oxford), Alison Sanders McFarland (Louisiana State University), Bernadette Nelson (CESEM-FCSH, Nova University, Lisbon), Owen Rees (University of Oxford), Stephen Rice (director of The Brabant Ensemble), Katelijne Schiltz (University of Regensburg)
The Meaning of Imam Al Busiris Qasida Burda
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Inclusive Hymns For Liberating Christians
Inclusive Hymns for Liberating Christians will expand the spiritual experience of any group, large or small. These hymns inspire justice and peacemaking. They empower women, men, and children of all races to become all they are created to be in the divine image. These hymns will lift the heart, invigorate the mind, and enliven the spirit. The wide variety of biblical divine names and images in this hymnbook will contribute to belief in the sacredness of all people and all creation. Peace and justice flow from this belief. These hymns draw from the prophetic, liberating tradition in Scripture. Predominant themes of the hymns are peace, justice, resurrection, abundant life, liberation, new creation, and partnership in relationships. This collection includes hymns that celebrate the seasons of the church year and other special occasions.
The Puritans And Music In England And New England
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The Hymns of the Breviary and Missal
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Madison
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Orchestration
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The Soul Winner
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Music and Musicians at the Collegiate Church of St Omer
Music played an exceptionally important role in the late Middle Ages - articulating people's social, psychological and eschatological needs. The process began with the training of choirboys whose skill was key to institutional identity. That skill was closely cultivated and directly sought by kings and emperors, who intervened directly in recruitment of choirboys and older singers in order to build and articulate their self-image and perceived status. Using the documentation of an exceptionally well preserved archive, this book focuses on music's functioning in an important church in late Medieval Northern France. It explores a period when musicians from this region set the agenda across Europe, developing what is still some of the most sophisticated music in the Western musical tradition. The book allows a close focus not on the great achievements of those who cultivated this music, but on the personal motivations that shaped their life and work.
Tallis and Byrd’s Cantiones Sacrae (1575)
What did Tallis and Byrd mean to convey by their use of the word "argument" in their title, Cantiones, quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur? Thomas Tallis's and William Byrd's Cantiones, quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur (songs, which by their argument are called sacred) of 1575 is one of the first sets of sacred music printed in England. It is widely recognized as a landmark achievement in English music history. Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I to mark the seventeenth year of her reign, each composer contributed seventeen motets to the collection, which proved to be greatly influential among the era's composers. But what did Tallis and Byrd mean to convey by their use of the word "argument" in their title? The current view is that they treated their project as an opportunity to pull together a grand compendium of musical accomplishment that drew on the past, but looked to the future, and that the texts functioned as mere vehicles for musical display. In contrast, this book claims that these very texts were chosen by the composers to develop a theme, or argument, on the topic of sacred judgment. In offering a new interpretation of the song collection Smith employs a carefully constructed musical, literary, theological, and political argumentation. The book will encourage new ways of approaching and interpreting Tudor and Elizabethan sacred music.
The Voice of Virtue
The Voice of Virtue illuminates the musical practices at the heart of the Neostoic movement that spread across French lands during the Wars of Religion in the latter half of the sixteenth century. Guided by twin reparative traditions granting music and philosophy therapeutic power, composers and performers across the embattled Catholic and Protestant confessions turned to moral song as a means of repairing personal and collective virtue damaged by the ongoing conflict. Moral song collections enlarged interest in Stoic philosophy by circulating its ethical program to a broader audience through attractive paraphrases of Stoic maxims set to music. Even more importantly, this skillfully composed repertoire of polyphonic song offered a multi-sensory moral practice that would have resonated powerfully for those well-versed in the paradoxes of the Stoic tradition. Bringing together a repertoire of little-known music prints, a rich visual culture, and an impressive body of literary and philosophical sources, The Voice of Virtue not only illuminates the influence of Stoicism on music, but also reveals that we cannot fully understand Neostoicism as an intellectual or cultural movement without accounting for its vibrant musical sounds. Virtue, as voiced in these Stoic practices, proves to be both rational and fully invested in the sensory processes of the singing body.
Music Ministry
This work was inspired by God to assist the body of Christ and to execute an atmospheric preparation for transforming word of God. This information was gathered through careful study of the word, extended experience with church musical groups, as well as professional groups. This work will help churches and music-ministry groups to implement a strategic and structural musical program. It will enhance the knowledge necessary for the reader to engage our common enemy. This ministry tool can be utilized to equip the saints through workshops, seminars, concerts, services, and so on. Please take advantage of this God-inspired opportunity to be blessed, and to be a blessing.
The Origins and Ascendancy of the Concert Mass
Spanning two millennia, The Origins and Ascendancy of the Concert Mass outlines the origins and meanings of the liturgical texts, defines the concert mass, and provides examples that demonstrate composers' gradual appropriation of the genre as a vehicle for personal expression on serious issues.
All Hail the Power
for SATB and congregation with brass These are the set of brass parts (3 trumpets, 3 trombones, and timpani) to accompany this well-known anthem arranged by Vaughan Williams and based on the tune 'Miles Lane' by W. Shrubsole.
The Gypsy Laddie
A folk song setting for medium voice and two accompanying instruments. The composer recommends a recorder (tenor), flute, or violin for the first instrument and recorder (bass), clarinet, violin, or viola for the second instrument. This song tells the story of a lady who leaves a rich squire for a gypsy. The arrangement keeps the folk melody fresh by varying the meter. A simple, yet entertaining piece for a recital.
Are We There Yet? Music Book
Are We There Yet? Music Book covers all the song from the Album of the same name " Are We There Yet? ", the music book is printed to support The Church world wide so every musician has the sheet music to play the songs of the album in there church or place of worship.
String Quartets in Beethoven’s Europe
The first detailed study of string quartets in late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth century Europe through the work of nine scholars who explore little-studied aspects of this multi-faceted genre.
Winning the Battle Before You
Winning That Battle before You is a book prepared and packaged to guide you spiritually on how to win the battle you are currently fighting in your life.Your battle may be about health, family issues, jobs, or addictions of any kind. It could be academic problems, marriage, fruits-of-the-womb cases, and other issues of limitations and challenges presently blocking your life and family.Your own battle could be spiritual issues attacking you due to your family DNA and inheritance, or it could also be spiritual attacks from household enemies or a cultic involvement and witchcraft. You may be experiencing the spirit of poverty or lack of progress in your life and family.You will be motivated to develop your fighting spirit through this book, which is a formula for winning that battle.The book is equipped to train you to fight this war as a soldier of Christ. God would never leave us without defensive mechanism as he sent us into the battle to regain our freedom from those demonic attacks and enemies of our progress. This book has positioned you to exercise your authority and be in the total domination over strongholds of the enemies fighting against you and your family.It is a training spiritual manual with written Words of God-the only truth that will win the battle for you and give you complete freedom.
How to Receive the Holy Ghost
This book is summarized by teaching you about the tabernacle, which was under the Mosaic Law. It explains the meaning of some objects that were there that had a symbolic meaning. Moreover, you will understand why God was not happy with the Mosaic Law. It will also explain to you the meaning of your sanctification and why we must be sanctified as well. You will see why Abraham and some of the other patriarchs were so important in the scriptures.Another thing that you will learn from reading this book is how fasting and prayer can give you power with God. You'll also learn the proper way that you should fast. In addition, you'll know the safest way to come off of it and what you should be eating as well. This book will also teach you how to do warfare in the spiritual realm. In addition, you'll understand how to get the victory over the flesh and the devil. Likewise, this book will teach you in depth what took place in the Upper Room. Also, it will explain to you who was there. Then it will explain to you why this particular book is so important. Consequently, I also have written down scriptures so that you can verify what I have written. Equally important, you'll learn the different operations of the Spirit of God and how he operates in the spiritual realm. In addition, you'll learn the different gifts that are in the body of Christ. In addition, to you reading this book you'll learn about why certain things were written by Paul pertaining to judging others, and why this subject was so important to the Corinthian Church. In addition, this book will teach you about various types of judging that are biblical. I also wrote some of my own supernatural experiences in this book as well. May the peace of God be with you all.
Called to Sing
Worship leaders, vocalists and every member of the body of Christ; You are a singer! You are called to sing the new song to the Lord. This is what you were born for. All throughout scripture we see the biblical command to sing to the Lord. But in our performance driven, celebrity culture, we have left this command up to the "professionals". "Called to Sing" will show us scripturally how we are all singers. It will demystify prophetic worship and show you through practical tools how accessible and attainable it can be. Singing was always meant to be simple. Diving into scripture, this book will give a brief biblical history of prophetic singing beginning with the first prophetic song recorded in scripture the Song of Moses in Exodus 15 straight through the Hymns of Revelation. For worship leaders in the church, Called to Sing will show us how we can incorporate prophetic singing into our services and what the relationship is between prophetic singers and musicians. Through scripture and testimony, let this book inspire you to sing the songs from your heart to the Lord as well as the songs on the Lord's heart for His people. SING!
The Music Note
Looking back, I can easily see that God's hand was upon me from the beginning. HE did have a plan for me! When I was eight, we moved to Boogers Hill Road, Oxford, GA. Where the sawdust pile was. Many unfortunate things happened there. But, it was there I met a kind gentleman that took my sister and me to church with him. Thirty -five years later, I returned to that church to find only one of his family members still living. As I took my seat, I heard someone say "Ain't that the little May boy that used to live here?"
In Awesome Majesty
These scripture-inspired Christian hymns and songs can be sung by choirs or congregations or listened to and sung during meditation. The music was begun as a way to remember the scriptures but may lead one into a deeper and closer experience with the Lord. The songs are divided into categories by topic. There is an addendum of songs for weddings, graduation (or parting), and lullabies.
The Catholic Choirbook 5
Choral Works for the Liturgy in a large format book for ease of reading in dim choir lofts, includes music from easy to advanced levels to help a choir grow in ability. Ave Maria - Jacob ArcadeltAve Maria - Robert ParsonsAve Maria - Anton BrucknerAve Maria - William ByrdAve Maria - Giacomo FoglianoAve Maria - Francisco GuerreroAve Regina Coelorum - Guillaume DufayAssumpta Est Maria - Peter PhillipsO Magnum Mysterium - Pedro de CristoSalve Regina -Sigismund Ritter von NeukommKyrie - William ByrdGloria - William ByrdCredo - William ByrdSanctus - William ByrdAgnus Dei - William Byrd
Songcraft
Are you passionate about worship? Do you long to write songs that tough God's heart and bless His people?Based on his years of experience, Matt McChlery explores the elusive art of songwriting within a Christian context in a practical and inspirational way. 'Songcraft' is packed full of tips and techniques for the Christian songwriter. It will put valuable tools into your hands and will ignite and inspire the creativity within you.
Josquin’s Rome
In the late fifteenth century the newly built Sistine Chapel was home to a vigorous culture of musical composition and performance. Josquin des Prez stood at its center, singing and composing for the pope's private choir. Josquin's Rome offers a new reading of the composer's work in light ofthe repertory he and his fellow papal singers performed from the chapel's singers' box. Comprising the single largest surviving corpus of late fifteenth-century sacred music, these pieces served as a backdrop for elaborately choreographed liturgical ceremonies--a sonic analogue to the frescoes byBotticelli, Perugino, and their contemporaries that adorn the chapel's walls. Author Jesse Rodin uses a comparative approach to uncover this aesthetically and intellectually rich musical tradition. He confronts longstanding problems concerning the authenticity and chronology of Josquin's music whileoffering nuanced readings of scandalously understudied works by the composer's contemporaries. The book further contextualizes Josquin by locating intersections between his music and the wider soundscape of the Cappella Sistina. Central to Rodin's argument is the idea that these pieces lived inperformance. The author puts his interpretations into practice through a series of exquisite recordings by his ensemble, Cut Circle (available both on the companion website and as a CD from Musique en Wallonie). Josquin's Rome is an essential resource for musicologists, scholars of the ItalianRenaissance, and enthusiasts of early music.
Songstory
If Butterfly Kisses Is What I'm Remembered For When I'm Dead-I Can Live With That. Songstory, written by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Randy Thomas, is a writer's room narrative of "Butterfly Kisses," "Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That?" and other great songs. Sharing his intimate knowledge of the Christian Music industry, Randy Thomas covers the music of the Jesus Movement, bringing Sweet Comfort Band and ALLIES alive again. Songstory is also a backstage pass to Shania Twain's transformation from a nightclub singer to an international star. Using songs as musical signposts of the journey, Randy Thomas infuses healthy doses of irony and laughter into the threads of Songstory. In addition, this Grammy award-winning songwriter shares his knowledge about songwriting, including his best tips throughout the book. Beneath it all, the music, the industry, the relationships, lies an even bigger story--the unfolding of God's unstoppable grace. "I remember saying it nearly 20 years ago: "Randy, you should write a book." Apparently, I wasn't the only one. And now, after all these years, he has! I could not be more delighted. As you begin to read his stories, insights, perspectives, and rabbit trails, I'm convinced you'll be delighted too. Tolle Lege!" - DR. GEORGE GRANT "Had I known Randy was this insightful and witty about music, songwriting, and behind the scenes stories, I would have stayed in a band with him for another ten years!" - BRYAN DUNCAN
Evangelical Worship
Say the words "evangelical worship" to anyone in the United States -- even if they are not particularly religious -- and a picture will likely spring to mind unbidden: a mass of white, middle-class worshippers with eyes closed, faces tilted upward, and hands raised to the sky. Yet despite the centrality of this image, many scholars have underestimated evangelical worship as little more than a manipulative effort to arouse devotional exhilaration. It is frequently dismissed as a reiteration of nineteenth-century revivalism or a derivative imitation of secular entertainment -- three Christian rock songs and a spiritual TED talk. But by failing to engage this worship seriously, we miss vital insights into a form of Protestantism that exerts widespread influence in the United States and around the world. Evangelical Worship offers a new way forward in the study of American evangelical Christianity. Weaving together insights from American religious history and liturgical studies, and drawing on extensive fieldwork in seven congregations, Melanie C. Ross brings contemporary evangelical worship to life. She argues that corporate worship is not a peripheral "extra" tacked on to a fully-formed spiritual, political, and cultural movement, but rather the crucible through which congregations forge, argue over, and enact their unique contributions to the American mosaic known as evangelicalism.
How to make gospel music work for you
'How to make Gospel Music work for you' is an informative and authoritative guide to gospel music in Britain today. In this engaging and readable book, Roy shows how the music, which began in the West Indian Churches started by the Windrush Generation in the 1950s and 60s, rose to become the gospel music we know and love in Britain today. Drawing on his many years' experience of working in gospel music, Roy uses his vast inside knowledge to share in a few easy steps how gospel artists can make an album, market and promote it, write the songs, get the music into churches, get it heard on radio and television and how by using social media, gospel artists can successfully grow and develop their music. Roy supports this assertion by offering a wide range of advice, no nonsense tips, and suggestions, to help gospel artists who are trying to make a success of their music. This book is for you if: you are interested in the history of Gospel music and want to know more about it; you are starting out with your music and need help; you want to know how to succeed with your music; you want to know how the UK Gospel music scene works; and, you are already a Gospel music artist but is struggling with your music.
Music, Piety, and Propaganda
Music, Piety, and Propaganda: The Soundscapes of Counter-Reformation Bavaria explores the nature of sound as a powerful yet ambivalent force in the religious struggles that permeated Germany during the Counter-Reformation. Author Alexander J. Fisher goes beyond a musicological treatment of composers, styles, and genres to examine how music, and more broadly sound itself, shaped the aural landscape of Bavaria as the duchy emerged as a militant Catholic bulwark. Fisher focuses particularly on the ways in which sound--including bell-ringing, gunfire, and popular song, as well as cultivated polyphony--not only was deployed by Catholic secular and clerical elites to shape the religious identities of Bavarian subjects, but also carried the potential to challenge and undermine confessional boundaries. Surviving literature, archival documents, and music illustrate the ways in which Bavarian authorities and their allies in the Catholic clergy and orders deployed sound to underline crucial theological differences with their Protestant antagonists, notably the cults of the Virgin Mary, the Eucharist, and the saints. Official and popular rituals like divine worship, processions, and pilgrimages all featured distinctive sounds and music that shaped and reflected an emerging Catholic identity. Although officials imposed a severe regime of religious surveillance, the Catholic state's dominance of the soundscape was hardly assured. Fisher traces archival sources that show the resilience of Protestant vernacular song in Bavaria, the dissemination and performance of forbidden, anti-Catholic songs, the presence of Lutheran chorales in nominally Catholic church services into the late 16th century, and the persistence of popular "noise" more generally. Music, Piety, and Propaganda thus reveals historical, theological, and cultural issues of the period through the piercing dimension of its sounds, bringing into focus the import of sound as a strategic cultural tool with significant impact on the flow of history.
