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Shortly after assuming the Saxon throne in 1656, Lutheran Elector Johann Georg II (r. 1656-80) replaced the elder Kapellmeister Heinrich Schutz with younger Italian Catholic composers. Seemingly overnight, sacred music in the most modern Italian style,...

In the south-east of Indonesia, on the Moluccas, theologians are developing contextual theologies for the Moluccan Protestant church. The Moluccas were colonized by the Dutch for more than three centuries. In order to counter colonial influences,...

Music in the California missions was a pluralistic combination of voices and instruments, of liturgy and spectacle, of styles and functions - and even of cultures - in a new blend that was non-existent before the Franciscan friars made their way to...

In the Middle Ages, relic cults provoked rich expressions of devotion not only in hagiographic literature and visual art but also in liturgical music and ritual. Despite the long-recognized inter-play between these diverse media, historians of the period...

Holy Brotherhood: Romani Music in a Hungarian Pentecostal Church is a musical ethnography of a religious community. After the end of socialism, different ethnic groups in Hungary harbored antagonism toward one another. In one Pentecostal church in Pecs,...

Catholicism as Musical Discourse reveals the important role that French-language sacred songs, written primarily for women, played in the evolution of the Catholic Reform over the long seventeenth century. Thought to be one of the best ways to facilitate...

William L. Dawson is recognized for his genre-defining choral spirituals and for his Negro Folk Symphony, a masterpiece enjoying a twenty-first-century renaissance. Gwynne Kuhner Brown's engaging and tirelessly researched biography reintroduces a musical...

William L. Dawson is recognized for his genre-defining choral spirituals and for his Negro Folk Symphony, a masterpiece enjoying a twenty-first-century renaissance. Gwynne Kuhner Brown's engaging and tirelessly researched biography reintroduces a musical...

This accompaniment may be used with X233 (SATB)About the AuthorJohn Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer and arranger of Christmas carols and other choral pieces during those early years; today his...

This accompaniment may be used with X233 (SATB)About the AuthorJohn Rutter studied music at Clare College, Cambridge and first came to notice as a composer and arranger of Christmas carols and other choral pieces during those early years; today his...

This is the set of parts for small orchestra that also includes one of each string part. Additional string parts are sold separately. This accompanies X254 (SATB) and T111 (SA) versions.Book InformationISBN 9780193857827Author John RutterPage Count...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941106099Author Ned BustardFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Square Halo BooksPublisher Square Halo BooksDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 34mm

Music in the California missions was a pluralistic combination of voices and instruments, of liturgy and spectacle, of styles and functions-and even of cultures-in a new blend that was non-existent before the Franciscan friars made their way to...

for SATB unaccompanied. A sensitive arrangement of the well-loved folk hymn, brought to life through new harmony and skilful part-writing. An arrangement for men's voices is also available.About the AuthorRobert A. Harris is Professor Emeritus at...

for SATB and piano or orchestra or brass ensemble (4tpt, 3tbn, tuba, perc, organ) or ensemble (2fl, perc, pno/org, db) This carol is also available in Carols for Choirs 3, and 100 Carols for Choirs. All the instrumental accompaniments are available for...

Festival hymn with introductory fanfare for SATB, brass ensemble (4 trumpets, 3 trombones or 2 horns and one trombone, tuba), timpani, percussion, and organ, or for SATB and orchestra Orchestral material is available on hire. No. 2 of Two Hymns of...

An Austro-German carol setting for SSA and piano or chamber orchestra A version for SATB is also available. Orchestral material is available on hire.About the AuthorAn accomplished conductor, Mager has served as music director of the Masterworks...

for SATB and organ A Christmas medley using the words and tunes of three carols: The first Nowell; Good Christian friends, rejoice; Joy to the world!Book InformationISBN 9780193860919Author Jerry BrubakerPage Count 20Imprint Oxford University...

for SATB choir and organ I will sing and raise a psalm has a text from St Francis of Assisi and works well as a concert piece or as an anthem. The music is rewarding for organist and choir alike. The conclusion, with its evocative radiance, is...

for SATB, organ, timpani, and optional trumpet, plus unison congregational hymn The words of this anthem 'Lift up your heads, O ye gates!' followed by the congregational hymn 'All glory, laud and honour' are suitable for Palm Sunday or Ascensiontide...

for TTBB unaccompanied. A sensitive arrangement of the well-loved folk hymn, brought to life through new harmony and skilful part-writing. An arrangement for SATB is also available.About the AuthorRobert A. Harris is Professor Emeritus at Northwestern...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780634021169Author Moses HoganPage Count 40Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

Hymns and Constructions of Race: Mobility, Agency, De/Coloniality examines how the hymn, historically and today, has reinforced, negotiated, and resisted constructions of race. It brings together diverse perspectives from musicology, ethnomusicology,...

An Eternal Pitch examines the homiletic life and afterlife of Bishop G. E. Patterson, the dynamic spiritual leader of the Church of God in Christ from 2000 to 2007. Although Patterson died in 2007, his voice remains a staple of radio and television...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780835604321Author G. R. S. MeadFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Theosophical Publishing House (division of TheosopPublisher Theosophical Publishing...

for SATB and organ This is a rousing setting of a totally inclusive contemporary poem with wide appeal.Book InformationISBN 9780193863668Author Kevin RiehlePage Count 8Imprint Oxford University Press IncPublisher Oxford University Press IncWeight(grams)...

A traditional spiritual for unaccompanied SATB voicesAbout the AuthorDavid Schelat received his Bachelor of Music degree cum laude from The Ohio State University, his Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music, and has pursued additional...

A Huron carol arranged for SATB and pianoAbout the AuthorAntony Baldwin was born in London. His early years were spent as a choirboy at Southwark Cathedral, London. At the age of 17, he was awarded the Associateship Diploma of the Royal College of...

for SATB and piano or orchestra or brass ensemble (4tpt, 3tbn, tuba, perc, organ) or ensemble (2fl, perc, pno/org, db) This carol is also available in Carols for Choirs 3, and 100 Carols for Choirs. All the instrumental accompaniments are available for...

Resounding Transcendence is a pathbreaking set of ethnographic and historical essays by leading scholars exploring the ways sacred music effects cultural, political, and religious transitions in the contemporary world. With chapters covering Christian,...

This important contemporary Requiem demonstrates Gabriel Jackson's gift for writing mesmerising choral music on a large scale. Combining sections of the traditional Requiem text with poems from other cultures and traditions, Jackson here has created a...

for chorus, chamber choir, and children's choir, or large divisi chorus, with orchestra and organ or brass ensemble and organ. Showcasing Chilcott's exceptional talent for large-scale choral writing, Salisbury Vespers pays homage to this most ancient of...

for SATB voices in 4 to 6 parts, with organ The second volume of the Society's highly acclaimed anthology, this covers the years 1688-1714. There are full and verse anthems for 4-6 voices by Clarke, Croft, Purcell, Richardson, Tudway and Weldon; many of...

for soprano, tenor, and baritone soloists, SATB choir, and orchestra In this Christmas cantata Vaughan Williams uses and a wide range of musical styles to create a compelling, vivid, and highly original retelling of the Christmas story. Composed in...

for mezzo-soprano and baritone soli, SATB, and full orchestra In a style influenced by Vaughan Williams and Finzi, this work evokes a reflective and sometimes other-worldly atmosphere. The seven movements may be sung as individual pieces. The text is in...

for unison and/or SATB choir and organ This Rite A setting is for choir and congregation with SATB parts for the choir to sing on festive occasions. The style is tuneful and singable with feeling and contrast.About the AuthorAnthony Caesar is an English...

Mirrors of Heaven or Worldly Theaters? Venetian Nunneries and Their Music explores the dynamic role of music performance and patronage in the convents of Venice and its lagoon from the sixteenth century to the fall of Venice around 1800. Examining sacred...

Festival hymn with introductory fanfare for mixed choir, brass ensemble (4 trumpets, 2 trombones or 2 horns, bass trombone and optional tuba), timpani, percussion and organ An alternative orchestral accompaniment is available on hire. No. 1 of Two...

Festival hymn with introductory fanfare for SATB, brass ensemble (4 trumpets, 2 trombones or 2 horns, bass trombone and optional tuba), timpani, percussion and organ An alternative orchestral accompaniment is available on hire. No. 1 of Two Hymns 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...