Music-Religious

While many evangelical congregations have moved away from hymns and hymnals, these were once central fixtures in the evangelical tradition. This book examines the role and importance of hymns in evangelicalism, not only as a part of worship but as tools for theological instruction,...

Author: Gloriae Dei CantoresISBN-10: 1557258023ISBN-13: 9781557258021Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)Language: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2010Format: CD

The liturgical chant sung in the churches of Southern Italy between the ninth and thirteenth centuries reflects the multiculturalism of a territory in which Romans, Franks, Lombards, Byzantines, Normans, Jews, and Muslims were all present with various titles and political roles. Chants, Hypertext, and...

For each breed he dedicates two pages, the left being a full page high-quality picture and the right giving a brief but comprehensive description of the appearance, history and uses of each sheep. Only the size of a postcard, the book fits perfectly into...

From the beginning of existence mankind has engaged in worship. Music is a tool men and women have used to communicate the worth of their God in their hearts, from their lips, and with every instrument of praise. In the Middle Ages, a minstrel...

Luna's Little Organ Book is a collection of twenty-six short organ pieces that have been minimally adapted to be playable on one manual without pedal. All pieces are within a 54-note compass of C to f''', ranging in difficulty from sight-readable to challenging. They...

The hymns of this collection speak to today's Church as it strives to minister to a changing and complex world. Each hymn is printed as poetry, set in standard hymn format (words interlined in the music), and also set in tuneline only format appropriate...

Music remains something of a mystery to many people. This book begins with the basic question of what music actually is, employing simple, clear scientific explanations of waves and acoustics while appreciating them as part of God's natural creation. It presents fascinating theories about...

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). 40 recent seasonal favorites arranged for piano, voice and guitar, including: All I Want for Christmas Is You * Because It's Christmas (For All the Children) * Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song) * Christmas Lights * The Christmas Shoes * The Gift...

Between the first and last words of a black gospel song, musical sound acquires spiritual power. During this unfolding, a variety of techniques facilitate musical and physical transformation. The most important of these is a repetitive musical cycle known by names including the run,...

Modern Jerusalem, a city central to Jewish, Muslim, and Christian religious imaginaries and the political epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, is to put it mildly a highly contested space. More surprising, perhaps, is that its musical landscape not only reflects these rifts but also...

Around 1930, a highly popular and distinctive type of accordion music, commonly known as conjunto, emerged among Texas-Mexicans. Manuel Pe's The Texas-Mexican Con;unto is the first comprehensive study of this unique folk style. The author's exhaustive fieldwork and personal interviews with performers, disc jockeys,...

Films are the lingua franca of western culture; for decades they have provided viewers with a universal way of understanding the human experience. And film music, Kutter Callaway demonstrates, has such a profound effect on the human spirit that it demands theological reflection. By...

On the back cover of one of his most groundbreaking solo albums, . . . Nothing like the Sun of 1987, Sting (Gordon Matthew Sumner, b. 1951 in Wallsend, UK) somberly stands close to a statue of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The album...

This study of theories of music and art in China from the classical period to the Six Dynasties is based on analysis and interpretation of textual and archaeological evidence. Its wide-ranging sources include mythology, aesthetic philosophy, musical lore, and notation systems. The evolution of...

This guide for actors concisely collects many common movement principles such as use of breath, alignment, relaxation, imagery, and surroundings.Author: Theresa MitchellISBN-10: 081083328XISBN-13: 9780810833289Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/19/1998Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 11.06h x 8.29w x 0.29d

Brahms in the Priesthood of Art: Gender and Art Religion in the Nineteenth-Century German Musical Imagination explores the intersection of gender, art religion (Kunstreligion) and other aesthetic currents in Brahms reception of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In particular, it focuses on the...

A new addition to The Catholic Choirbook Series A book for building new choirs and improving the skills and repertoire of experienced choirs. This is a new digest created from The Catholic Choirbook series, containing the most sung music from that book as used...

On the back cover of one of his most groundbreaking solo albums, . . . Nothing like the Sun of 1987, Sting (Gordon Matthew Sumner, b. 1951 in Wallsend, UK) somberly stands close to a statue of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The album...

La Boheme, Tosca, Turandot, Madama Butterfly - Puccini's operas are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire. 'Nessun dorma' and other Puccini arias have achieved great levels of fame and recognition. Puccini was a contradictory character - apparently cavalier in his approach...

Basic yet all-encompassing guide for church pianists!Today's church pianists face many challenges: They must prepare music quickly, work well with clergy, brides, choral directors, singers, guitarists, as well as other musicians, and find the best sounds on an electric keyboard or the occasional pipe...

Classic Music Collection constitutes an extensive library of the most well-known and universally-enjoyed works of music ever composed, reproduced from authoritative editions for the enjoyment of musicians and music students the world over.Author: VariousISBN-10: 1528701216ISBN-13: 9781528701211Publisher: Classic Music CollectionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2017Pages: 18Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize:...

A wonderful collection of festive carols for Christmas time. Originally published in 1833. Collection includes: A Vergin Most Pure - A Child is Born - The Lord at First Had Adam Made - When Righteous Joseph - The First Noel - The New Christmas...

Published By The Disciples Of Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Affectionately Known As Mother, Or Amma The Hugging Saint. Author: M. a. CenterISBN-10: 1680377124ISBN-13: 9781680377125Publisher: M a CenterLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/22/2017Pages: 338Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d

The Book of Judith tells the story of a fictitious Jewish woman beheading the general of a powerful army to free her people. The parabolic story was set as an example of how God will help the righteous. Judith's heroic action not only became...

A two-volume set, Lutheran Service Book: Companion to the Hymns presents engaging stories, insightful theological commentary, and encyclopedic historical details for the complete hymnody of Lutheran Service Book. As the culmination of more than a decade of groundbreaking research, the Companion to the Hymns...

Dislike smoking but still want to enjoy the natural miracle of cannabis? Then this cannabis dessert cookbook is for you. This cookbook will show you how to make delicious edibles with cannas. Let us fulfill your sweet tooth and experimental craving in one go...

Arthur Sullivan is best known as W. S. Gilbert's collaborator in the Savoy Operas, However, Sullivan was far from being simply a composer of light operettas. At the height of his fame and popularity in late Victorian Britain, Sullivan was regarded as the nation's...

Black Music--whether it be jazz, blues, r&b, gospel, or soul--has always expressed, consciously or not, its African "oral" heritage, reflecting the conditions of a minority culture in the midst of a white majority. Black Talk is one of those rare books since LeRoi Jones's...

A full length treatment of the modal system used in Turkish art music including the music of the Whirling Dervishes. An invaluable aid to students of Turkish music and ethnomusicologistsAuthor: Karl L. Signell PhdISBN-10: 0976045516ISBN-13: 9780976045519Publisher: Usul EditionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/19/2008Pages: 246Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 9.00h...

Author: Gloriae Dei RingersISBN-10: 1557257884ISBN-13: 9781557257888Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)Language: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2010Format: CD

This book explores early reflections on music and its effects on the mind and soul. Augustine is an obvious choice for such an analysis, as his De Musica is the only treatise on music by a Christian writer in the first five centuries AD;...

(Shawnee Press). Shawnee's PVG songbook celebrates the music and ministry of this dynamic gospel group. For two decades, the Mississippi Mass Choir has brought joy to millions of listeners. The worship, energy and excitement of this choir are reflected here. Includes music, photos, and...

The myth of Orpheus articulates what social theorists have known since Plato: music matters. It is uniquely able to move us, to guide the imagination, to evoke memories, and to create spaces within which meaning is made. Popular music occupies a place of particular...

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...

Theology, Music, and Modernity addresses the question: how can the study of music contribute to a theological reading of modernity? It has grown out of the conviction that music has often been ignored in narrations of modernity's theological struggles. Featuring contributions from an international...

How can a traditional music with little apparent historical connection to Berlin become a way of hearing and making sense of the bustling German capital in the twenty-first century? In Sounding Jewish in Berlin, author Phil Alexander explores the dialogue between the city's contemporary...

This volume, first published in 2002, presents a sophisticated analysis of the musical instruments, repertoires, musicians and ensembles, and symbolism of the ritual music of Shamans of Seoul, Korea. Placed firmly in a social and historical context, it shows that Shamanism, considered superstition by...

Music in Religious Cults of the Ancient Near East presents the first extended discussion of the relationship between music and cultic worship in ancient western Asia. The book covers ancient Israel and Judah, the Levant, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Elam, and ancient Egypt, focusing on the...

(Easy Piano Songbook). Arrangements for easy piano with lyrics of 100 all-time Christmas favorites, both sacred and secular in nature. Includes: Angels We Have Heard on High * Baby, It's Cold Outside * Christmas Time Is Here * Do You Hear What I Hear...

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....

Author and artist Dmitry Samarov has written for the Chicago Tribune, the Reader, and more; here he turns his eye and pen towards the musical stage, sketching and describing a host of independent musicians he's seen, crossed paths with, offered sofa space to, and...

I arranged fourteen carols for all crosspicking GDAD bouzouki players. Whether you play carols under the Christmas tree or Nativity scene at the church, I wish you a merry and happy Christmas. Crosspicking is technnique where you switch between that are next to each...

In the last century, authors and psychologists like Robert Graves, Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell reminded us that folklore is often full of deep symbolic truths, truths that the 'folk' themselves are usually unaware of. And they also taught us - just as Plato...

(Ukulele). Arrangements for ukulele of 100 all-time Christmas favorites, both sacred and secular in nature. Includes: Angels We Have Heard on High * Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song) * Christmas Time Is Here * Do You Hear What I Hear * The Friendly Beasts...

Published By The Disciples Of Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, Affectionately Known As Mother, Or Amma The Hugging Saint. Author: M. a. CenterISBN-10: 1680377299ISBN-13: 9781680377293Publisher: M a CenterLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/10/2017Pages: 60Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.12d

A collection of 62 Motets and Anthems from The Catholic Choirbooks 1-5 plus 57 hymns old and new in one book for use by choirs. Choir training pages for music directors to assist in building choir tone and ability to accompany this book are...

Visionary singer Susan Hale believes that early peoples deliberately built their structures to enhance natural vibrations. She takes us around the globe-from Stonehenge and New Grange to Gothic cathedrals and Tibetan stupas in New Mexico-to explore the acoustics of sacred places. But, she says,...

A graceful, deeply meditative debut from Kawita Kandpal. Folding a River, a collection of elegies, shows a pleasing range of free-verse forms that develop themes sustained throughout: loss, exile, myth, landscape. Kawita Kandpal's poems are explorations of East-West cultures, taking her into an emo-mythic...

Kentucky Country is a lively tour of the state's indigenous music, from the days of string bands through hillbilly, western swing, gospel, bluegrass, and honkey-tonk to through the Nashville Sound and beyond. Through personal interviews with many of the living legends of Kentucky music,...