Just as the psalms were at the heart of worship in Jewish temple and synagogue, so music has been central to Christian worship since its beginning. Right through medieval times and the centuries since, some of the most creative musical geniuses have produced works to be performed as part of the life of the Christian church. The result is a great wealth of hymns, anthems, oratorios and other sacred music, from the direct and simple to the most ornate and complex. And from this rich store, organists and choirmasters in churches, chapels and cathedrals throughout the world draw hymns and other music for worship today. 'A fascinating survey of the whole body of Christian music...scholarly yet readily intelligible to the non-specialist.' - Sir David Willcocks, former Principal of the Royal College of Music, London

Story of Christian Music

Arts & Photography

Wilson-Dickson, Andrew

Music

SPCK Publishing

This is an illustrated introduction to the history and practice of Christian music from Gregorian chant to Black gospel. The main body of the text goes through the whole vast panoply of Christian music's history. The book looks at music in the Orthodox tradition and in Africa, as well as music for worship in 20th-century Europe and America. There are musical examples, color photos, &amp; illustrations throughout the book.

The Story of Christian Music: From Gregorian Chant to Black Gospel : An Authoritative Illustrated Guide to All the Major Traditions of Music for

Chariot Victor Pub.

Throughout the centuries, some of the most creative musical geniuses have produced works to be performed as part of the life of the Christian church. The result is a great wealth of hymns, anthems, oratorios and other sacred music, from which organists and choirmasters throughout the world draw the hymns and other music for worship today. How has this magnificent tapestry developed? And where does the relatively small part of the pattern with which each Christian tradition is familiar fit into the tremendous variety of the whole? These are among the questions addressed by Andrew Wilson-Dickson in this absorbing account, as he takes the reader through each period of European musical history, as well as the Orthodox tradition, the growing African scene, and the many-sided American picture - North and South.

A Brief History of Christian Music : From Biblical Times to the Present

Religion & Spirituality

Lion Books

Just as the psalms were at the heart of worship in Jewish temple and synagogue, so has music been central to Christian worship. Throughout Christian history, some of the most creative musical geniuses have produced works to be performed for the church. This book narrates a continuing history of such music and projects ahead to how music may be applied in worship by future generations.

The Story of Christian Music: From Gregorian Chant to Black Gospel, An Authoritative Illustrated Guide to All the Major Traditions of Music for Worship

Fortress Press

Music has been at the heart of Christian worship since the beginning, and this lavishly illustrated and wonderfully written volume fully surveys the many centuries of creative Christian musical experimentation. From its roots in Jewish and Hellenistic music, through the rich tapestry of medieval chant to the full flowering of Christian music in the centuries after the Reformation and the many musical expressions of a now-global Christianity, Wilson-Dickson conveys "a glimpse of the fecundity of imagination with which humanity has responded to the creator God.

The Story of Christian Music: from Gregorian Chant to Black Gospel, an Authoritative Illustrated Guide to All the Major Traditions of Music for Worship