The music of the Moravian Church in America / edited by Nola Reed Knouse.

Other author Knouse, Nola Reed, editor, contributor.
Format Book
Publication InfoRochester : University of Rochester Press, 2008.
Descriptionxxii, 346 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Church music--Moravian Church.
Moravians--United States.

SeriesEastman studies in music, 1071-9989 ; [v. 49]
Eastman studies in music ; v. 49. ^A494093
Contents The Moravians and their music / Nola Reed Knouse -- Moravian worship : the why of Moravian music / C. Daniel Crews -- Hymnody of the Moravian Church / Albert H. Frank and Nola Reed Knouse -- Moravian sacred vocal music / Alice M. Caldwell -- The organ in Moravian church music / Lou Carol Fix -- The role and development of brass music in the Moravian Church / Paul Peucker -- The Collegia Musica : music of the community / Nola Reed Knouse -- Music in Moravian boarding schools through the early nineteenth century / Pauline M. Fox -- The piano among the Moravians in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries : music, instruction, and construction / Jewel A. Smith -- Moravian music : questions of identity and purpose / Nola Reed Knouse.
Abstract The Moravians, or Bohemian Brethren, early Protestants who settled in Pennsylvania and North Carolina in the eighteenth century, brought a musical repertoire that included hymns, sacred vocal works accompanied by chamber orchestra, and instrumental music by the best-known European composers of the day. Moravian composers--mostly pastors and teachers trained in the styles and genres of the Haydn-Mozart era--crafted thousands of compositions for worship, and copied and collected thousands of instrumental works for recreation and instruction. The book's chapters examine sacred and secular works, both for instruments--including piano solo--and for voices. The music of the Moravian Church demonstrates the varied roles that music played in one of America's most distinctive ethno-cultural populations, and presents many distinctive pieces that performers and audiences continue to find rewarding.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 305-329) and index.
LCCN 2007024810
ISBN9781580462600 (alk. paper)
ISBN158046260X (alk. paper)

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