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OverviewThe interrelationship of music and theology is a burgeoning area of scholarship in which conceptual issues have been explored by musicologists and theologians including Jeremy Begbie, Quentin Faulkner and Jon Michael Spencer. Their important work has opened up opportunities for focussed, critical studies of the ways in which music and theology can be seen to interact in specific repertoires, genres, and institutions as well as the work of particular composers, religious leaders and scholars. This collection of essays explores such areas in relation to the religious, musical and social history of nineteenth-century Britain. The book does not simply present a history of sacred music of the period, but examines the role of music in the diverse religious life of a century that encompassed the Oxford Movement, Catholic Emancipation, religious revivals involving many different denominations, the production of several landmark hymnals and greater legal recognition for religions other than Christianity. The book therefore provides a valuable guide to the music of this complex historical period. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Martin Clarke , Professor Bennett ZonPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Ashgate Publishing Limited Edition: New edition ISBN: 9781409438038ISBN 10: 1409438031 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 01 January 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents: Preface; Introduction, Martin V. Clarke; The theology of the Victorian hymn tune, Ian Bradley; 'Meet and right it is to sing': 19th-century hymnals and the reasons for singing, Martin V. Clarke; Sacred sound for a holy space: dogma, worship and music at solemn Mass during the Victorian era, 1829-1903, T.E. Muir; 'Thy love ...hath broken every barrier down': the rhetoric of intimacy in 19th-century British and American women's hymns, C. Michael Hawn and June Hadden Hobbs; Christianity, civilisation, and music: 19th-century British missionaries and the control of Malagasy hymnology, Charles Edward McGuire; 'Sing a Sankey': the rise of gospel hymnody in Great Britain, Mel. R. Wilhoit; 'Singin' in the reign': voice, faith and the Welsh revival of 1904-1905, James Deaville and Katherine Stopa; Beyond the Psalms: the metamorphosis of the anthem text during the 19th century, Peter Horton; From Elijah (1846) to The Kingdom (1906): music and scripture interacting in the 19th-century English oratorio, David Brown; Confidence and anxiety in Elgar's Dream of Gerontius, Jeremy S. Begbie; 'Spiritual' selection: Joseph Goddard and the music theology of evolution, Bennett Zon; Bibliography; Index.Reviews'This necessarily brief review cannot do justice to the consistent quality and wide ranging variety of learning displayed in this book. It is something of a milestone in our understanding of Victorian religious music.' Nicholas Temperley, North American British Music Studies Association'... the standard is consistently high... a rewarding collection of essays on an important subject...' British Institute of Organ Studies'Music and Theology in Nineteenth-Century Britain is a fascinating [...] foray into notions of Victorian spirituality and musicianship. Topics are diverse and thought-provoking... [the book has] immense value... Recommended.' Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians'... the book is strongly coherent - not merely in its six essays devoted to different aspects of British hymnody, but also in its exploration of the myriad ways that music and religion interact. ... The topic is a protean one and this book points the way forward for future scholars to explore this fundamental subject.' Notes'Clarke's diverse collection should include something for anyone with an interest in either Victorian theology or music.' Anglican and Episcopal History'These [eleven] essays cover a gamut of Victorian religious experience and, by doing so, call attention to the diversity of attitudes to faith and their musical treatment in the Victorian age.'Victorian Studies 'This necessarily brief review cannot do justice to the consistent quality and wide ranging variety of learning displayed in this book. It is something of a milestone in our understanding of Victorian religious music.' Nicholas Temperley, North American British Music Studies Association'... the standard is consistently high... a rewarding collection of essays on an important subject...' British Institute of Organ Studies'Music and Theology in Nineteenth-Century Britain is a fascinating [...] foray into notions of Victorian spirituality and musicianship. Topics are diverse and thought-provoking... [the book has] immense value... Recommended.' Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians'... the book is strongly coherent - not merely in its six essays devoted to different aspects of British hymnody, but also in its exploration of the myriad ways that music and religion interact. ... The topic is a protean one and this book points the way forward for future scholars to explore this fundamental subject.' Notes'Clarke's diverse collection should include something for anyone with an interest in either Victorian theology or music.' Anglican and Episcopal History'These [eleven] essays cover a gamut of Victorian religious experience and, by doing so, call attention to the diversity of attitudes to faith and their musical treatment in the Victorian age.'Victorian Studies Author InformationDr Martin Clarke is a part-time lecturer at Durham University, UK. Martin V, Clarke, Ian Bradley, T.E. Muir, C. Michael Hawn, June Hadden Hobbs, Charles Edward McGuire, Mel. R. Wilhoit, James Deaville, Katherine Stopa, Peter Horton, David Brown, Jeremy S. Begbie, Bennett Zon. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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