Music in the History of the Western Church / With an Introduction on Religious Music Among Primitive and Ancient Peoples
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Chapters (50)
- MUSIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE WESTERN CHURCH
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- MUSIC IN THE HISTORY OF THE WESTERN CHURCH
- CHAPTER I PRIMITIVE AND ANCIENT RELIGIOUS MUSIC
- CHAPTER II RITUAL AND SONG IN THE EARLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH A.D. 50-600
- CHAPTER III THE LITURGY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
- CHAPTER IV THE RITUAL CHANT OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
- Example of Gregorian Tones. First Tone with its Endings.
- Example of a Florid Chant.
- Authentic Modes Plagal Modes
- Authentic Modes Plagal Modes
- CHAPTER V THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIAEVAL CHORUS MUSIC
- Example of Organum or Diaphony, First Species
- Example of Organum or Diaphony, Second Species
- Example of Discant in Three Parts with Different Words (Twelfth Century).
- Example of the Simple Style (stile famigliare). Palestrina.
- Fragment of Kyrie, from the Mass of Pope Marcellus. Novello’s Edition. Palestrina.
- CHAPTER VI THE MODERN MUSICAL MASS
- CHAPTER VII THE RISE OF THE LUTHERAN HYMNODY
- CHAPTER VIII RISE OF THE GERMAN CANTATA AND PASSION
- CHAPTER IX THE CULMINATION OF GERMAN PROTESTANT MUSIC: JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
- CHAPTER X THE MUSICAL SYSTEM OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
- CHAPTER XI CONGREGATIONAL SONG IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA
- CHAPTER XII PROBLEMS OF CHURCH MUSIC IN AMERICA
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Footnotes
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