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English Cathedral Music and Liturgy in the Twentieth Century

[Hardback]

by Martin Thomas

    • Author

      Martin Thomas

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Ashgate Publishing Group

    • Published

      May 2015

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      English Cathedral Music and Liturgy in the Twentieth Century

      Today's Price £140.95



      Product Description

      This book examines the stylistic development of English cathedral music during a period of liturgical upheaval, looking at the attitudes of cathedral clergy, liturgists, composers and leading church music figures and organisations to music and liturgy. Arguments that were advanced for retaining an archaic style in cathedral music are considered, including the linking of musical style with liturgical language, the recommending of a subservient role for music in the liturgy, and the development of a language of fittingness to describe church music. The roles of the RSCM and other influential bodies are explored. Martin Thomas draws on many sources: the libraries and archives of English cathedrals; contemporary press coverage and the records of church music bodies; publishing practices; secondary literature; and the music itself.
      Concluding that an arresting of development in English cathedral music has prevented appropriate influences from secular music being felt, Thomas contrasts this with how cathedrals have often successfully and dynamically engaged with the world of the visual arts, particularly in painting and sculpture, Presenting implications for all denominations and for patronage of the arts by churches, and the place of musical aesthetics in the planning of liturgy, this book offers an important resource for music, theology, and liturgy students and ministry teams worldwide.

      Specification

      • Author

        Martin Thomas

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Ashgate Publishing Group

      • Published

        May 2015

      • Edition

        New edition

      • Weight

        577g

      • Page Count

        284

      • Dimensions

        156 x 234 x 18 mm

      • ISBN

        9781472426307

      • ISBN-10

        1472426304

      • Eden Code

        4321703

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      • Author/Creator: Martin Thomas

      • ISBN: 9781472426307

      • Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group

      • Release Date: May 2015

      • Weight: 577g

      • Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 18 mm

      • Eden Code: 4321703


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