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Excerpt from Music in the History of the Western Church: With an Introduction on Religious Music Among Primitive and Ancient Peoples The practical administration of music in public wor ship is one of the most interesting of the secondary problems with which the Christian Church has been called upon to deal. Song has proved such a universal necessity in worship that it may almost be said, no music no Church. The endless diversity of musical forms and styles involves the perennial question, How shall music contribute most effectually to the ends which church worship has in view without renouncing those attributes upon which its freedom as fine art depends? The present volume is an attempt to show how this problem has been treated by different confessions and in different nations and times; how music, in issuing from the bosom of the Church, has been moulded under the influence of varying ideals of devotion, liturgic usages, national temperaments, and types and methods of ex pression current in secular art. It is the author's chief purpose and hope to arouse in the minds of ministers and non-professional lovers of music, as well as of church musicians, an interest in this branch of art such as they cannot feel so long as its history is unknown to them. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The Evolution of Our Christian Hymnology And Am I Only Born to Die; A Brighter Day; Ah! Lovely Appearance of Death; Away to School; And Am I Born to Die; Behold the Man Three Score and Ten; Call and Consecration; Down to the Tomb Our Brother Goes; False Are the Men of High Degree; Farewell, Farewell, Dear Friends; Fourteenth Chapter of John; Hark, from the Tombs; Heavenly Father, God of Nations; How Glorious Art Thou; Judgment Day Is Coming On; Lord, What a Thoughtless Wretch Was I; My Soul, Come Meditate the Day; Nearer, Still Nearer; O, the Love of God Almighty; Sabbath School Hymn; Singing School About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Music in the Church The subject Of our study is Music in the Church, i.e. Music subject to the influence and employed in the service Of religion. Like all the other arts, music has been brought into close association with religion, and has not only been able to render valuable aid to the Church in her worship, but has itself been enormously benefited and enriched by the new Spirit breathed into it by that association. It was indeed the demands made by the Church upon the art that awakened it from the lethargy in which it lay, and urged it forward to develop its resources. The early history Of music, once it attained the dignity Of an art worthy to have its history recorded, is almost entirely a history of sacred music. But the association of music with religion is not merely a matter Of past history. TO the present day that association continues with most beneficial results both to the Church and to the art of music. True, with the advance Of the art it was able to strike out new forms and to develop along other lines. Sacred music, instead Of being the whole of the art, is now only one branch Of it. But it is a branch of the utmost importance. The art would be incalculably the poorer were the musical wealth which it has poured into the treasury Of the Church not credited to it. And on the other hand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Church Music in America: Comprising Its History and Its Peculiarities at Different Periods, With Cursory Remarks on Its Legitimate Use and Its Abuse Billings' Concerts and Exhibitions, Billings' Voice; Personal Appearance and Habits. - Of Lining the Hymn, Billings' Musical Publications, American Authors. Musical Notes and Characters, Of English Methods of Teaching. Miss Glover and Others. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Music in the Western Church: A Lecture on the History of Psalmody, Illustrated With Examples of the Music of the Various Periods The Rev. Henry Allon's lecture, Music in relation to Church life, given some years ago on behalf of the London Young Men's Christian Association, is the nearest approach to such a history that the Author remembers to have seen. Mr. Allon's lecture, however, is not only incomplete but misleading; little or no mention is made of Descant, while the Gregorian Tones are presented with modern harmonies, whereas the merest tyro in musical history must know these Tones were always sung in unison (and are to this day in the Roman Catholic Church, except on special occasions), the employment of harmony being but of recent date. Anachronisms like this must, of course, greatly militate against the historical value of any work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Church Music in the Metropolis, Its Past and Present Condition: With Notes (Critical and Explanatory) With the varieties of ritual, however, the poetry and. Music of the Church form a very considerable ingredient, and it is to this portion of it that the subjoined pages are chiefly if not wholly devoted. SO great has been the advance of music in general during the last half century that its claims on religious services could not be with stood. If anything, the Church ought to lead the way of improvement. The arte divine was conferred on man. By his Maker to praise Him, and, according to the faculties possessed, man is bound to exercise and mature them, t.e., if he can comprehend the dignity and value. Of his privileges, and the responsibilities attendant upon neglect. As a matter of course, the diversities of ritual, already alluded to, carry with them a diversified pro gramme of music. In some instances this preponderates and in others it seems to struggle for the barest existence. Among the causes assigned for these differences are pleaded the conflicting views of those entrusted with. Church management on one hand, and on the other the want of material support. Some churches can main tain highly efficient choirs, while too many go in for number rather than ability. Better this than none at all. The time has passed for either the Old or new version off the psalms in metre, and the hideous interpretation of them on instruments, fitting rather for the parade on' orchestra than places Of public worship. One instrument: is now appointed to lead, and all the worshippers are in vited to follow. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The History of Music, Vol. 2 Hitherto, in tracing the history of Church music, we have noticed how rigidly the melodic and rhythmical side only of the tonal art had been developed. Henceforth it was to be a free, self-existing art. The trammels of conventionality and clerical doctrines, by which it had been bound for so long, were now cast on one side, and in the development of polyphony, a new, independent, and unshackled existence was about to begin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from A History of the Choir and Music of Trinity Church, New York: From Its Organization, to the Year 1897 Dr. Edward Hodges left thirty folio volumes of closely written details of his daily musical life. As they contain much matter of a personal nature, I was not permitted to examine them, but his son, the Rev. J. S. B. Hodges, D.D., of Baltimore, very kindly read to me everything relating to my subject, and I wrote out such extracts then and there. Dr. Cutler gave me the unrestricted use of his pri vate records; two or three small volumes, containing pro grammes of services, criticism, etc. These were also of great value. The Rev. Dr. Dix kindly lent me some extracts from the Vestry Minutes, made for the purpose of his own his tory of the Parish; these covered only a limited period up to 1797. I am also indebted to several veterans of the earlier choirs, notably Mr. A. G. Wood and Mr. J. Outcalt, for interesting details. The development of Church music in the older coun tries has been the work of centuries; we move fast here, and, aided by their experience, have advanced from the crudest beginnings to the highest achievements in about fifty years. My imperfect picture of such development will, it is hoped, prove interesting not only to those who have taken part in the services herein described, but also to Church musicians and Church members generally. This book is published now by former members of Trinity Church Choir who look back with pleasure to their participation in the music of the Church, and retain their kind regard for the old choirmaster. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The History of Church Music: Syllabus With Bibliographical References, for a Course of Twenty-Five Lectures Given at Oberlin Theological Seminary, January-May, 1896 Religious song among the most ancient nations; Assyrians; Egyptians. Function of instrumental music in ancient religious ceremony. Symbolism; miraculous origin and powers ascribed to music. The most ancient vocal music was probably a heightening of speech inflection, an irregular chanting; its rhythm was subject to that of the poetry. Music was not a free independent art. Har mony was unknown. Music therefore did not progress beyond a half-barbaric condition. Controlled by the priestly class who op posed innovation. Music among the Greeks was more refined, but restrained by similar ideas; made little sign of progress until after the golden age of Greek art was past. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.