Music-Religious-Christian

Twenty-first-century monastic communities represent unique social environments in which music plays an integral part. This book examines the role of music in Catholic, Anglican/Episcopalian and neo-monastic communities in Britain and North America, engaging closely with communities of practice to provide a penetrating insight into...

Author: Edward L. Haygood, Edward Hay GoodISBN-10: 0892741287ISBN-13: 9780892741281Publisher: Harrison HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1982Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.36lbsSize: 5.46h x 3.63w x 0.83d

""Stories of Latter Day Saint Hymns: Their Authors and Composers"" is a book by George D. Pyper that explores the history and background of the hymns used in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). The book includes biographical information about the...

From the 1920s to the 1940s, Leo Sowerby created popular secular works while his sacred compositions led admirers to call him the "dean of American church musicians." Yet in time, Sowerby's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Canticle of the Sun and the rest of his corpus...

It all begins with our relationship with God. If we cease to honor God, we will never honor His Word. And if we cease to honor God, we will never honor others. Our prayer for this book is to redeem the virtue of honor...

This superb collection of favorite carols includes 10 festive arrangements, appropriate for many occasions and events during the holidays. Appropriate for school or church use. You'll want both voicings Titles: Amid the Cold of Winter * God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen * How Far...

This superb collection of favorite carols includes 10 festive arrangements, appropriate for many occasions and events during the holidays. Appropriate for school or church use. You'll want both voicings Titles: Amid the Cold of Winter * God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen * How Far...

" . . . take the time to listen, read and reflect; you won't come out the other side the same."--Wm Paul Young, Author of The Shack, Cross Roads, Eve and Lies We Believe About GodFor centuries, Handel's Messiah has endured by evoking intense...

""Favorite Welsh Hymns"" is a book that features a collection of beloved hymns from Wales, compiled by Joseph Morris. The book includes the lyrics and sheet music for each hymn, as well as a brief history and background information on the hymn and its...

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The...

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The...

Seamen's Hymns is a collection of hymns and songs compiled by the Seamen's Friend Society, an organization dedicated to providing support and assistance to seafarers. The book contains a variety of hymns that are intended to uplift and inspire seamen as they navigate the...

This edition of the Sunday Morning Organ Companion features 45 unique introductions for familiar hymns and carols. Three experienced organ arrangers---Rebecca Kleintop Owens, Mark Thewes and Jerry Westenkuehler---have combined their talents to provide today's church organist with innovative arrangements in a variety of musical...

Responsorial settings have become an established way of singing psalms in a way that involves everyone. A cantor is central to this style and can easily deliver large amounts of text quickly and with sensitivity. A response which a congregation can learn quickly, even...

Six favorite Christmas Hymns arranged for solo pipe organ and put together as a Suite for performance. The pieces are loosely organized into a kind of liturgical order, beginning with a Prelude and ending with a Postlude. Prelude: O Come, O Come Emmanuel Introit:...

Hymns And Sacred Poems (1742) is a collection of religious hymns and poems written by John Wesley, an English theologian and co-founder of the Methodist movement. The book is divided into several sections, each containing hymns and poems on different themes such as love,...

At last, a single volume that helps you find the right anthem for the specific worship day. Numerous publishers, many styles, all difficulty levels are included. Sure to become a favorite of every church musician.Author: Bradley EllingboeISBN-10: 0806646896ISBN-13: 9780806646893Publisher: Augsburg Fortress PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2004Pages:...

This collection contains every type of arrangement that a pianist might need when playing for a wedding. Included are traditional pieces for the processional and recessional, as well as additional arrangements---both classical pieces and hymns---that can be played as preludes or during the lighting...

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...

I arranged fourteen carols for all advanced players. You can demonstrate technique skill because I added one or more extra variations to each song that I composed. Whether you play carols under the Christmas tree or Nativity scene at the church, I wish you...

Here are five brief dramatic monologues that tell the Christmas story through the eyes of Mary. A suggested order of worship includes hymns, scripture, and a candlelighting ceremony, but the monologues could be used throughout Advent during the lighting of the Advent candles, in...

There is no doubt that the task of preaching can sometimes be overwhelming. Combining veteran wisdom, practicality, and a contagious reverence for the beauty of God's Word, veteran pastor James C. Howell leads pastors and teachers through the joyful and perplexing craft and practice...

Having led and played on worship teams for the last thirty years in various streams of the Body of Christ, Craig shares his journey from musician to worshipper to worship leader with humor and insight. Whether you are on a team, in leadership, or...

(Easy Piano Songbook). Easy arrangements of 128 holiday favorites: All Through the Night * Auld Lang Syne * Away in a Manger * Bells over Bethlehem * The Birthday of a King * The Boar's Head Carol * Coventry Carol * The First Noel...

The Chant Book Companion to the Book of Common Prayer (1894) is a comprehensive guide for the use of chants in religious services. Written by Charles Vincent, this book is designed to accompany the Book of Common Prayer, a foundational text in the Anglican...

People hear and enjoy music but seldom consider how great a gift it is. God made human minds and bodies able to respond to musical sounds. Because each brain interprets the signals based on personal experience, reactions vary. Neuroscience is learning how a brain...

""Voice of the Spirit as Heard in the Heart of an Unknown Minstrel"" is a book written by an unknown author who refers to themselves as a minstrel. The book is a collection of spiritual writings and reflections that are said to be inspired...

The Book of American Negro Spirituals is a comprehensive collection of spirituals that were sung by African Americans during the period of slavery and beyond. The book is authored by James Weldon Johnson, a renowned African American writer, and civil rights activist. It contains...

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. Series: Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies (CICW) One of the benefits of the multicultural nature of Christianity has been the introduction of the Western church to worship music from around...

This is a liturgics guide for Orthodox choir directors, covering the order of services for the various types of Vespers, Matins, Divine Liturgies, Sacramental Services, and Non-Sacramental Services.Author: David BarrettISBN-10: 0991590511ISBN-13: 9780991590513Publisher: Orthodox Liturgical PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/07/2015Pages: 454Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x...

A liturgics guide for Orthodox choir directors, covering the details for funerals, interments, and memorials, as well as Lenten services and the services for Holy Week, Pascha, and Bright Week.Author: David BarrettISBN-10: 099159052XISBN-13: 9780991590520Publisher: Orthodox Liturgical PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/25/2016Pages: 464Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.14lbsSize: 8.27h x...

This ensemble collection offers an excellent opportunity for pianists to enhance their holiday performances with the addition of other solo instruments. The arrangements are accessible for most performers and provide fresh, new settings for these traditional melodies. The solo instrument part is notated on...

Analysis of Latin sacred music written during the century illustrates the rapid and marked change in style and sophistication. Winner of the 2007 AMS Robert M. Stevenson prize The arrival of Francisco de Pelosa at the Aragonese court in May 1498 marks something of...

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...

For centuries of European history, singing for a person at the moment of death was considered to be the ideal accompaniment to a life's ending. In Music in Medieval Rituals for the End of Life, author Elaine Stratton Hild examines and recovers the chants...

People hear and enjoy music but seldom consider how great a gift it is. God made human minds and bodies able to respond to musical sounds. Because each brain interprets the signals based on personal experience, reactions vary. Neuroscience is learning how a brain...

A collection of essays exploring musical sounds and worship practices within Pentecostal Charismatic Christianity. Combines ethnographic case studies with theoretical reflection informed by social science, musicological, religious studies, and theological approaches, resulting in a multidisciplinary analysis of a global phenomenon. Author: Monique M. IngallsISBN-10:...

This monograph offers a comprehensive study of the topos of the malmari馥 or the unhappily married woman within the thirteenth-century motet repertory, a vocal genre characterized by several different texts sounding simultaneously over a foundational Latin chant. Part I examines the malmari馥 motets from...

Water for Life Late one night in 2012, Anthony G. Cannon's life changed forever. He collapsed at home and moved in and out of consciousness for hours. During his awake moments, he couldn't move, unable even to crawl to the phone for help. So...

Leaver has prepared a lively conversation regarding a theological understanding of music in the church. Given our culture's view of music as primarily entertainment, this essay makes an urgent call on our pastors, parish musicians, and laymen.Author: Robin A. LeaverISBN-10: 0570013399ISBN-13: 9780570013396Publisher: Concordia Publishing...

"Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises unto our King, sing praises. For God is King of all the earth; sing ye praises with understanding," (Psalm 47:6-7).Throughout the Bible there are songs. Some are songs of celebration and hope while others express despair...

Preaching to the Choir imparts practical and pastoral wisdom to church musicians in their vocation as choir directors. With deep care for those who sing and a warm sense of humor;Wold invites all who work with choirs to discover the amazing responsibility in this...

There have been numerous publications in the last decades on the Bible in literature, film, and art. But until now, no reference work has yet appeared on the Bible as it appears in Western music. In The Bible in Music: A Dictionary of Songs,...

In Play Hymns, Book 3, pianists young and old will find accessible arrangements of beloved hymns, which are a continuous source of inspiration and an important part of worship services. Titles: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah * I Need Thee Every Hour *...

Grief may be a natural experience that affects us all, but the process of grieving is different for everyone. Guided by the journal entries of a beloved mother who died from cancer, The Hardest Part About guides readers on a search for meaning, comfort,...

Sermon outline book using the King James BibleAuthor: Ricky Gravley, Ricky GravelyISBN-10: 1941039863ISBN-13: 9781941039861Publisher: Word of His Mouth PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/10/2017Pages: 104Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.22d

Sermon outline book using the King James BibleAuthor: Ricky GravleyISBN-10: 1941039855ISBN-13: 9781941039854Publisher: Word of His Mouth PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/23/2016Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.23d

A preaching outline book. If you looking for ideas for messages, this is a great book to use.Author: Ricky GravleyISBN-10: 1941039847ISBN-13: 9781941039847Publisher: Word of His Mouth PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/28/2016Pages: 104Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.22d

"There can be no more important issue than that of worship. There can be no more important question than that of how God is to be worshipped." In the 21st century, as has been the case throughout history, different interpretations of worship continue to...

One of America's great rock and roll pioneers, Richie Furay played alongside Neil Young and Stephen Stills in Buffalo Springfield, producing some of the signature sounds of American folk rock. He went on to form Poco, one of the bands that founded California country...