Musical taste as a religious question in nineteenth-century America / Jane Rasmussen.

Author/creator Rasmussen, Jane
Format Book
Publication InfoLewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, ©1986.
Descriptionxxvi, 603 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesStudies in American religion ; v. 20
Studies in American religion ; v. 20. ^A149074
Contents Rubric preceding psalms and hymns, 1789 -- Pastoral letter, 1856 -- Resolutions -- Preface -- Introduction -- Congregational singing: common praise for common prayer -- Portions of the psalms which are to be sung -- Hymns for feasts and fasts -- Tunes for feasts and fasts -- Some order concerning tunes: the tune-book -- Opportunities for music education: homes, church, school and community -- Chorister boys wanted -- The rector, the musicians and the rubric -- Appendix I. Suggestions for congregational singing ; Appendix II. "Music" from dictionary of the church.
Abstract This book is a study of music in the Episcopal Church from 1804 to 1859, based on research in church periodicals and other ecclesiastical writings. It examines the intersection of music and faith within the Episcopal Church, exploring how musical preferences were viewed as religious issues during this period.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliography (pages 561-595) and index.
LCCN 86012774
ISBN0889466645 (alk. paper) :
ISBN9780889466647 (alk. paper)

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