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OverviewIn the two centuries after Martin Luther’s affirmation that music stood second only to theology, Lutheran theologians and musicians formulated a theological defense of music that validated this exalted status. Against Calvinist rivals and Pietist critics, the orthodox Lutheran position further claimed that both instrumental and vocal music were commanded by God. Joyce Irwin’s earlier work, Neither Voice nor Heart Alone: German Lutheran Theology of Music in the Age of the Baroque, traced this development in Lutheran theological thought. In this current work, Foretastes of Heavenly Music: Johann Mattheson and Christoph Raupach on Music in Time and Eternity, Irwin provides translations and commentary for two eighteenth-century texts that illuminate the musico-theological foundation underlying the work of Lutheran composers such as Bach and Telemann. A Truth Lover’s Clear Reasonings on Which the Correct Use of Music Rests (1717) by Christoph Raupach, with an introduction by Johann Mattheson, serves as a cumulative statement of Lutheran advocacy of music. Mattheson’s Affirmation of Heavenly Music (1747) goes a step further in defending the reality of music in heaven and even the ultimate superiority of music over theology and sermons. Irwin’s introduction traces the centrality of Mattheson’s belief in heavenly music throughout the course of his life, even while he was writing works of music theory that earned him a reputation as an Enlightenment thinker. Though influenced by Enlightenment philosophy, specifically British empiricism, he rejected the rationalist philosophies of his German contemporaries and expressed no sympathy for the emerging school of biblical criticism. This work is ideal for music historians, Bach scholars, theologians, and researchers in the field of sacred music. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joyce L. IrwinPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.481kg ISBN: 9781442232631ISBN 10: 1442232633 Pages: 214 Publication Date: 16 January 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJoyce Irwin is a church historian, organist and choir director living in Princeton, New Jersey. She holds a doctorate in religious studies from Yale University and has taught at the University of Georgia and at Colgate University. Her previous publications include Neither Voice nor Heart Alone: Lutheran Theology of Music in the Age of the Baroque and Sacred Sound: Music in Religious Thought and Practice as well as studies in the area of women’s religious history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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