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Music in the history of the western church, with an introduction on religious music among primitive and ancient peoples. viii, 426 p. music. 23 cm.

Dickinson, Edward, 1853-1946.

Music in the history of the western church, with an introduction on religious music among primitive and ancient peoples. viii, 426 p. music. 23 cm.

"First published 1902."

Tangaza Mary Immaculate Library


Primitive and ancient religious music.--Ritual and song in the early Christian church.--The liturgy of the Catholic Church.--The ritual chant of the Catholic Church.--The development of mediv̆al chorus music.--The modern musical mass.--The rise of Lutheran hymnody.--Rise of the German cantata and passion.--The culmination of German Protestant music: Johann Sebastian Bach.--The musical system of the Church of England.--Congregational song in England and America.-- Problems of church music in America.
"A few of the chapters in this work have appeared in somewhat modified form in the American Catholic quarterly review, the Bibliotheca sacra, and Music."
Bibliography: p. 411-415. CONTENTS

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