The organ and choir in Protestant worship / by Edwin Liemohn.
| Author/creator | Liemohn, Edwin |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Fortress Press, ©1968. |
| Description | x, 178 pages : music ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Pre-Reformation church music. The use of instrumental music (Early practices ; The organ in early Christian worship ; The organ in sixteenth-century worship ; Early organs ; Organs in central Europe ; Organs in other Protestant lands ; Organ music) ; Early vocal church music. The choir in pre-Reformation worship ; Polyphonic choral music ; Choral training ; Choral music in England and Scandinavia -- The early Reformation period. In Germany (Luther and church music ; The use of the organ ; The function of the choir) ; In Scandinavia ; In Switzerland (Zwingli ; Calvin) ; In the Netherlands ; In Scotland ; In England (The early Reformation choirs ; The anthem ; The use of organs) -- Choir and organ in the seventeenth century. The choir in Germany (Secularization in German choral music ; Cantata, passion, and motet ; Other German choral composers) ; The organ in Germany (The chorale in organ compositions ; Other organ composers ; Organ-accompanied congregational singing ; Organ-building ; Concert music ; Decline in church music) ; Choir and organ in Scandinavia (German musicians in Sweden ; Organs and organists ; Choirs in Sweden ; The situation in Denmark-Norway) ; Choir and organ in Switzerland ; Choir and organ in Scotland ; Choir and organ music in England (Puritanism ; The Restoration ; Reestablishing the organ ; The gallery minstrels ; The barrel organ ; The English choirs) ; Choir and organ in the Netherlands -- The century of Johann Sebastian Bach. In Germany. The pre-Bach period (to 1703) ; The Bach period (1703-50) and its heritage (Bach and the organ ; Bach and the choir ; The rehabilitation of Bach) ; The post-Bach period ; In Scandinavia (The organ: German influence and early chorale books ; The Scandinavian choir crisis) ; Reformed church music (Desuetude of the organ ; Choirs introduced to Scotland ; Swiss and Dutch choral music) ; Anglican church music (The choir and choral music ; Organ improvements) ; Methodist church music -- The century of nascent reform. In Germany and neighboring areas ; In Scandinavia ; In Scotland (The organ controversy ; Choirs in Scotland) ; In England (The organ ; The choir) -- Beginnings of church music in America. The eighteenth century (The first organs in America ; Organ-builders ; Other instruments in church ; The first choirs in America) ; The nineteenth century (Organ construction and performance ; Choral performance and choral music) -- The twentieth century. In England (Revitalization ; The choir ; The organ ; Church music organizations ; The Royal College of Organists ; The Church Music Society ; The School of English Church Music ; The Royal School of Church Music) ; In Scandinavia (Denmark ; Iceland ; Finland ; Norway ; Sweden ; Church music organizations) ; In continental Lutheran churches (Church music organizations in Germany ; Minority Lutheran bodies ; In the reformed churches ; In Brazil ; In Canada ; In the United States. Developments in our time ; American choirs ; Church music organizations (The American Guild of Organists ; The Church Music Department of the Southern Baptist Convention ; The National Fellowship of Methodist Musicians ; The Joint Commission on Church Music in the Protestant Episcopal Church ; The Commission on Worship and Church Music of the American Lutheran Church ; The Lutheran Society for Worship, Music, and the Arts ; The Fellowship of American Baptist Musicians ; The Commission on Worship of the Lutheran Church in America ; The Choristers Guild). |
| Abstract | "This book presents an historical survey of the use of choirs and organs in Protestant church worship. Beginning with a brief look at pre-Reformation church music, the author then devotes a chapter to each century from the Reformation to the present and its particular problems, concluding with a forecast of future church music practices. The content of each chapter is arranged sometimes according to specific countries, sometimes by denominations. Most attention is devoted to the three major traditions of Protestantism--Lutheran, Anglican, and Reformed. In terms of countries, the author concentrates on Germany, the Scandinavian countries, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the British Isles, Canada, Brazil and the United States. There are detailed and lively discussions of such issues as amateur vs. professional choirs, the role of congregational singing in worship, and the establishment of professional standards for church musicians. Special attention is given to the influence exerted by Luther, Calvin, Johann Sebastian Bach, and the Tudor and Stuart monarchs of England. There are also entertaining descriptions of early church music practices and instruments, such as 'barrel' organs and 'gallery minstrels,' with frequent appeals to the reader's sense of the unusual. The book is neither exhaustive nor overly technical. The author outlines historical trends by using illustrative material that is imaginative and appealing, in a style that speaks directly to the reader."--Dust jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 164-172) and index. |
| Biographical note | "Edwin Liemohn has been Chairman of the Music Department of Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa since 1937. He holds a B.A. from Concordia College; an M.A. from the Eastman School of Music; a B.M. from Chicago Musical College; an M.M. from MacPhail School of Music; an S.M.D. from the Union Theological Seminary School of Music; and an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Capital University. Before assuming his duties at Wartburg College, Dr Liemohn was Director of Music at Oak Grove Lutheran High School and instructor at the Concordia Conservatory of Music, both in Fargo, N. Dakota."--Dust jacket. |
| LCCN | 68015862 |
| Stock number | $4.50 |