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Worship wars in early Lutheranism : choir, congregation, and three centuries of conflict /

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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 rewrites the history of music and congregational song in German Lutheran churches. Herl traces the path of music and congreg...

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Main Author: Herl, Joseph
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008, ©2004.
Subjects:
Church music > Lutheran Church.
Hymns, German > History and criticism.
Musique d'église > Église luthérienne.
Church music > Lutheran Church
Hymns, German
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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 rewrites the history of music and congregational song in German Lutheran churches. Herl traces the path of music and congregational song in the Lutheran church from the Reformation to 1800, to show how it acquired its reputation as the 'singing church'.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 354 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-338) and index.
ISBN:9780199864263
0199864268