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Worship wars in early Lutheranism : choir, congregation, and three centuries of conflict / Joseph Herl.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Herl, Joseph, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church music--Lutheran Church.
- Church music.
- Hymns, German--History and criticism.
- Hymns, German.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (367 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How important was music to Martin Luther? Drawing on hundreds of liturgical documents, contemporary accounts of services, books on church music, and other sources, Joseph Herl gives readers a vivid sense of what it would have been like to attend a Lutheran church from the 16th to the18th century.
- Contents:
- Luther and the liturgy in Wittenberg
- Catholic liturgy
- Lutheran liturgy
- The church orders: an introduction
- Choral and congregational singing in the church orders
- Ecclesiastical visitations
- Congregational hymnals
- Choral music versus congregational singing
- The organ and hymn singing
- Performance practice.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780195154399
- 0195154398
- 9781280502187
- 1280502185
- 9780195348309
- 0195348303
- 9781423720201
- 1423720202
- 9781433700606
- 1433700603
- OCLC:
- 252581839
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb32851 hdl
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