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The Bible in Music

A Dictionary of Songs and Works [Hardback]

by John F. A. Sawyer, Siobhan Dowling Long

    • Authors

      John F. A. Sawyer +1

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Rowman & Littlefield

    • Published

      November 2015

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    Product Description

    There have been numerous publications in the last decades on the Bible in literature, film and art. But until now, no reference work has yet appeared on the Bible as it appears in Western music. In The Bible in Music. A Dictionary of Songs and Works, scholars Siobhan Dowling Long and John F. A. Sawyer correct this gap in Biblical reference literature, providing for the first time a convenient guide to musical interpretations of the Bible. Alongside examples of classical music from the Middle Ages through modern times, Dowling Long and Sawyer also bring attention to the Bible's impact on popular culture with numerous entries on hymns, spirituals, musicals, film music and contemporary popular music. Each entry contains essential information about the original context of the work (date, composer, etc.) and, where relevant, its afterlife in literature, film, politics, and liturgy. It includes an index of biblical references and an index of biblical names, as well as a detailed timeline that brings to the fore key events, works and publications, placing them in their historical context.
    There is also a bibliography, a glossary of technical terms and an index of artists, authors and composers. The Bible in Music will fascinate anyone familiar with the Bible, but it is also designed to encourage choirs, musicians, musicologists, lecturers, teachers and students of music and religious education to discover and perform some less well-known pieces, as well as helping them to listen to familiar music with a fresh awareness of what it is about.

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    • Authors

      John F. A. Sawyer +1

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Rowman & Littlefield

    • Published

      November 2015

    • Weight

      718g

    • Page Count

      356

    • Dimensions

      153 x 229 x 26 mm

    • ISBN

      9780810884519

    • ISBN-10

      0810884518

    • Eden Code

      4329969

    More Information

    • ISBN: 9780810884519

    • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

    • Release Date: November 2015

    • Weight: 718g

    • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 26 mm

    • Eden Code: 4329969


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