Music and Theology: Essays in Honor of Robin A. Leaver (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780810854147)

The scholar Robin A. Leaver holds a unique place in sacred music scholarship because of his training in both music and theology. He has written widely, bringing acute insights on a variety of musical repertories and topics related to Martin Luther, sixteenth-century psalmody, hymnody, and the sacred music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

In Music and Theology, twelve scholars influenced by Leaver's work contribute essays in diverse areas of sacred music history and philosophy, focusing on the intersection of music and theology. Ranging chronologically from the twelfth-century writer and composer Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) to present-day considerations of American church music and worship, the volume provides thought-provoking new work for all who study church music. Reflecting the prominent emphasis in Leaver's own scholarship, eight chapters deal with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, including his organ music, sacred cantatas, and passion settings. A final chapter provides a chronological listing of Leaver's own voluminous writings on music and theology.

Author: Daniel Zager
ISBN-10: 0810854147
ISBN-13: 9780810854147
Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys
Language: English
Published: 12/13/2006
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.34w x 0.93d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2007 pg. 210