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Music in Early Lutheranism
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Look inside the life and work of seven of the most significant musicians who shaped church music during the first 150 years of Lutheranism.
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This volume is an introduction to the music and worship of early Lutheranism as reflected in the life and work of seven of the most significant musicians and composers whose work shaped church music in Lutheranism's first 150 years.
This examination of the music of early Lutheranism together with the theological ideas which motivated its composers may well be the first step to approaching more realistically and faithfully the problems and questions which continue to vex the musical and liturgical life of today's church.
This volume is an introduction to the music and worship of early Lutheranism as reflected in the life and work of seven of the most significant musicians and composers whose work shaped church music in Lutheranism's first 150 years.
The musicians include:
- Johann Walter
- Georg Rhau
- Hans Leo Hassler
- Michael Praetorius
- Johann Hermann Schein
- Samuel Scheidt
- Heinrich Schuetz
This examination of the music of early Lutheranism together with the theological ideas which motivated its composers may well be the first step to approaching more realistically and faithfully the problems and questions which continue to vex the musical and liturgical life of today's church.
| ISBN-13 | 9780758647672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carl F Schalk |
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