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OverviewProviding new insight into the Wesley family, the fundamental importance of music in the development of Methodism, and the history of art music in Britain, Music and the Wesleys examines more than 150 years of a rich music-making tradition in England. John Wesley and his brother Charles, founders of the Methodist movement, considered music to be a vital part of religion, while Charles's sons Charles and Samuel and grandson Samuel Sebastian were among the most important English composers of their time. This book explores the conflicts faced by the Wesleys but also celebrates their triumphs: John's determination to elevate the singing of his flock; the poetry of Charles's hymns and their musical treatment in both Britain and America; the controversial family concerts by which Charles launched his sons on their careers; the prolific output of Charles the younger; Samuel's range and rugged individuality as a composer; the oracular boldness of Sebastian's religious music and its reception around the English-speaking world. Exploring British concert life, sacred music forms, and hymnology, the contributors analyze the political, cultural, and social history of the Wesleys' enormous influence on English culture and religious practices. Contributors are Stephen Banfield, Jonathan Barry, Martin V. Clarke, Sally Drage, Peter S. Forsaith, Peter Holman, Peter Horton, Robin A. Leaver, Alyson McLamore, Geoffrey C. Moore, John Nightingale, Philip Olleson, Nicholas Temperley, J. R. Watson, Anne Bagnall Yardley, and Carlton R. Young. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nicholas Temperley , Stephen 0 Banfield , Stephen 0 Banfield , Jonathan BarryPublisher: University of Illinois Press Imprint: University of Illinois Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.626kg ISBN: 9780252035814ISBN 10: 025203581 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 05 November 2010 Audience: Professional and 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 ContentsEditors' Preface vii Family Tree ix Abbreviations xi Introduction xiiiNicholas Temperley PART 1: MUSIC AND METHODISM 1. John Wesley, Music, and the People Called Methodists 3Nicholas Temperley 2. Charles Wesley and the Music of Poetry 26J. R. Watson 3. Psalms and Hymns and Hymns and Sacred Poems: Two Strands of Wesleyan Hymn Collections 41Robin A. Leaver 4. John Frederick Lampe's Hymns on the Great Festivals and Other Occasions 52 Martin V. Clarke 5. Methodist Anthems: The Set Piece in English Psalmody (1750-1850) 52Sally Drage 6. The Music of Methodism in Nineteenth-Century America 77Anne Bagnall Yardley 7. Eucharistic Piety in American Methodist Hymnody (1786-1889) 88Geoffrey C. Moore 8. The Musical Settings of Charles Wesley's Hymns (1742 to 2008) 103Carlton R. YoungPART 2: THE WESLEY MUSICIANS 9. Style, Will, and the Environment: Three Composers at Odds with History 121Stephen Banfield 10. Charles Wesley's Family and the Musical Life of Bristol 141Jonathan Barry 11. Pictorial Precocity: John Russell's Portraits of Charles and Samuel Wesley 154Peter S. Forsaith 12. Harmony and Discord in the Wesley Family Concerts 164Alyson McLamore 13. Father and Sons: Charles, Samuel, and Charles the Younger 175Philip Olleson 14. Samuel Wesley as an Antiquarian Composer 183Peter Holman 15. The Anthem Texts and Word Setting of Sebastian Wesley 200Peter Horton 16. The Legacy of Sebastian Wesley 216Stephen Banfield and Nicholas Temperley Appendix 1: Catalogue of Compositions by Charles Wesley the Younger 231 Methodist Hymnals Cited 242 Bibliography 245 Contributors 263 Index 267ReviewsA major contribution to our understanding of church music, the Wesley family, and concert life in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by leading experts in the field. There is truly no competitor for this volume. David W. Music, author of Christian Hymnody in Twentieth-Century Britain and America: An Annotated Bibliography The book provides a fascinating insight into the Wesleys' relationship with music, and how this in turn came to shape a denomination... Three contrasting essays provide detailed insights into the poetry of Wesleyan hymns, and explore the influence of Moravian and Lutheran hymnody... The text is well illustrated with musical examples, and there are excellent appendices and bibliography. Dr Helen Burrows, The Church Times A major contribution to our understanding of church music, the Wesley family, and concert life in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by leading experts in the field. There is truly no competitor for this volume. David W. Music, author of Christian Hymnody in Twentieth-Century Britain and America: An Annotated Bibliography Author InformationNicholas Temperley is professor emeritus of musicology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the author of The Music of the English Parish Church and other works. Stephen Banfield is Stanley Hugh Badock Professor of Music at the University of Bristol. His books include Sensibility and English Song: Critical Studies of the Early Twentieth Century. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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