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245 10 a| Hymn tune names :b| their sources and significance /c| Robert Guy McCutchan.;

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500 a| Includes indexes.;

505 0 a| Why this book? Why names for hymn tunes? ; Why such a variety of names? ; Why did composers give their tunes the names they bear? -- Alphabetical list of tunes -- Melodic index -- Names not included in the alphabetical list -- Index of first words or lines of hymns.;

520 a| "A lifetime of research by a noted hymnologist has resulted in this pioneer work in a field where reference material is almost non-existent. In nontechnical style, Hymn Tune Names presents authentic background information on some 2,000 tunes, familiar and unfamiliar, ancient and modern. The most unique contribution of the book is its indexes, providing a valuable reference guide and making it possible to locate a hymn tune quickly by name, by melody, or by first words of hymns. The 'Alphabetical List of Tunes'--longest of the indexes--demonstrates Dr. McCutchan's careful scholarship and vast knowledge. It includes name, meter marking, representation of first phrase, source, date, significance, other names by which the tune is known, and cross-references. In the 'Melodic index,' musical tones are indicated by d, r, m, f, s, l, t--the first letters of the tonic sol-fa. The order of indexing follows the order of tones in the scale. Thus, all hymn tunes beginning with 'do' are found together, followed by those starting with 're.' An elementary knowledge of music is necessary to use this index. The final index by first words of hymns gives the author of the hymn and the name of the tune or tunes to which it may be sung. Hymn Tune Names is an important book for the library of every choir director, minister, or layman interested in church music. It will also be of interest to other musicians who wish to own an unusual reference work."--Dust jacket.;

520 a| "Veni Creator Spiritus ... Leprous Jew ... Regent Square ... Evening Shade ...Old Hundredth ... Some of these are bywords to churchgoers of every denomination--others have a distinctly secular ring. Each happens to be the name of a hymn tune, and behind each is an interesting bit of history. For example, why is the tune of the Doxology called Old Hundredth? When the Puritan exiles returned from Geneva in the sixteenth century, they brought back psalm tunes learned at that center of Calvinism. Each tune was characterized by the prefix 'Old'--and the Doxology is a paraphrase of the 100th Psalm--hence, Old Hundredth. It entered hymnbooks in England with this name, and has thus come down to us. This encyclopedic study traces the naming of hymn tunes from their early beginnings in the eighth century of the Christian era down to the present day. The indexes include over two thousand names [...] Choir directors, ministers, students, teachers, church school leaders, musical laymen, and those merely intrigued by the significance of names will find hours of fascinating reading in Hymn Tune Names; but its chief value will be for reference in a little-known area."--Dust jacket.;

545 a| "Robert Guy McCutchan, a foremost authority on sacred music, is dean emeritus of the School of Music, DePauw University, having served as dean for twenty-six years. He also organized and was connected with the Conservatory of Music, Baker University, for six years. Educated in this country and in Europe, Dr. McCutchan holds the B. Mus. degree from Simpson College, and other music degrees from Simpson, Southern Methodist, Southwestern, and DePauw universities. Dr. McCutchan edited The Methodist Hymnal, and has served as a member of the Commission on Ritual and Orders of Service. He is the author of several books and monographs on hymnology, and has written three hymns under the pseudonym of John Porter. His book Our Hymnody is a companion to The Methodist Hymnal, with much additional information on its hymns, their authors and composers."--Dust jacket.;

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Hymn tune names : their sources and significance / Robert Guy McCutchan.

Author/creator	McCutchan, Robert Guy
Format	Book
Publication Info	Nashville : Abingdon Press, ©1957.
Description	206 pages : music ; 24 cm
Subjects	Hymn tunes--Names. Hymns--Indexes.

Contents	Why this book? Why names for hymn tunes? ; Why such a variety of names? ; Why did composers give their tunes the names they bear? -- Alphabetical list of tunes -- Melodic index -- Names not included in the alphabetical list -- Index of first words or lines of hymns.
Abstract	"A lifetime of research by a noted hymnologist has resulted in this pioneer work in a field where reference material is almost non-existent. In nontechnical style, Hymn Tune Names presents authentic background information on some 2,000 tunes, familiar and unfamiliar, ancient and modern. The most unique contribution of the book is its indexes, providing a valuable reference guide and making it possible to locate a hymn tune quickly by name, by melody, or by first words of hymns. The 'Alphabetical List of Tunes'--longest of the indexes--demonstrates Dr. McCutchan's careful scholarship and vast knowledge. It includes name, meter marking, representation of first phrase, source, date, significance, other names by which the tune is known, and cross-references. In the 'Melodic index,' musical tones are indicated by d, r, m, f, s, l, t--the first letters of the tonic sol-fa. The order of indexing follows the order of tones in the scale. Thus, all hymn tunes beginning with 'do' are found together, followed by those starting with 're.' An elementary knowledge of music is necessary to use this index. The final index by first words of hymns gives the author of the hymn and the name of the tune or tunes to which it may be sung. Hymn Tune Names is an important book for the library of every choir director, minister, or layman interested in church music. It will also be of interest to other musicians who wish to own an unusual reference work."--Dust jacket.
Abstract	"Veni Creator Spiritus ... Leprous Jew ... Regent Square ... Evening Shade ...Old Hundredth ... Some of these are bywords to churchgoers of every denomination--others have a distinctly secular ring. Each happens to be the name of a hymn tune, and behind each is an interesting bit of history. For example, why is the tune of the Doxology called Old Hundredth? When the Puritan exiles returned from Geneva in the sixteenth century, they brought back psalm tunes learned at that center of Calvinism. Each tune was characterized by the prefix 'Old'--and the Doxology is a paraphrase of the 100th Psalm--hence, Old Hundredth. It entered hymnbooks in England with this name, and has thus come down to us. This encyclopedic study traces the naming of hymn tunes from their early beginnings in the eighth century of the Christian era down to the present day. The indexes include over two thousand names [...] Choir directors, ministers, students, teachers, church school leaders, musical laymen, and those merely intrigued by the significance of names will find hours of fascinating reading in Hymn Tune Names; but its chief value will be for reference in a little-known area."--Dust jacket.
General note	Includes indexes.
Biographical note	"Robert Guy McCutchan, a foremost authority on sacred music, is dean emeritus of the School of Music, DePauw University, having served as dean for twenty-six years. He also organized and was connected with the Conservatory of Music, Baker University, for six years. Educated in this country and in Europe, Dr. McCutchan holds the B. Mus. degree from Simpson College, and other music degrees from Simpson, Southern Methodist, Southwestern, and DePauw universities. Dr. McCutchan edited The Methodist Hymnal, and has served as a member of the Commission on Ritual and Orders of Service. He is the author of several books and monographs on hymnology, and has written three hymns under the pseudonym of John Porter. His book Our Hymnody is a companion to The Methodist Hymnal, with much additional information on its hymns, their authors and composers."--Dust jacket.
LCCN	57006756

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