The choral revival in the Anglican Church (1839-1872) / Bernarr Rainbow.
| Author/creator | Rainbow, Bernarr |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2001. |
| Description | xiv, 368 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in English church music Studies in English church music. ^A607802 |
| Contents | Part one: Birth of the movement. Origins: Frederick Oakeley -- The image confused: John Jebb -- The cradle of the movement -- Dissemination: Thomas Helmore -- The "Manual of Plainsong and Hymnal Noted" -- Robert Druitt and the "Parish Choir" -- Frederick Helmore, the musical missionary -- Part two: Growth of the movement -- W. J. E. Bennett and the Pimlico Riots -- Resurgence -- Expansion -- The college chapels of Oxford and Cambridge -- Other college chapels -- The cathedral choirs -- Maturity and decadence -- Conclusion -- Appendixes. 1. The surpliced choir originally introduced at Leeds Parish Church in 1818 -- 2. Biographical note on William Dyce (1806-1864) -- 3. Summary of the music issued with the "Parish Choir" -- 4. Tractarian views upon the siting of the choir and organ -- 5. Bishop Blomfield's Charge of 1842 -- 6. S. Andrew's College, and the 'Agricultural school' established by Edward Monro at Harrow Weald -- 7. A note on John Bilson Binfield -- 8. Cathedral music lists for May, 1857. |
| Abstract | Survey of an important period in the development of the choral tradition in the Anglican church. When Bernarr Rainbow was director of music at the College of St Mark and St John, Chelsea, he came across the 1849 diary of service music of Thomas Helmore. Astonished at its breadth of repertoire, he was inspired to investigate the circumstances of the document. His findings are recorded in this book, which sets Thomas Helmore's contribution in perspective against the background of the Choral Revival as a whole. In tracing the history of the remarkable revival of care for the music of the liturgy, the author produced a socio-musical history of a period vital in the evolution of the Anglican Church, and made clear, probably for the first time, how music in the Anglican Church came to follow lines which are unique in Christendom. His book was originally published at a time of important changes in ecclesiastical thinking; his presentation of the decisions taken in the past which led to the existing relationship between choirs and congregations, interesting in itself, is also valuable in the continuing debate. |
| General note | Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1970. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-351) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001278313 |
| ISBN | 0851158188 |