Anglican Chant and Chanting in England, Scotland, and America, 1660 To 1820

Name: Anglican Chant and Chanting in England, Scotland, and America, 1660 To 1820
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ISBN: 9780198164241

ISBN-10: 0198164246

ISBN-13: 9780198164241

Edition: 1997

Authors: Ruth M. Wilson

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This book presents, for the first time, a history of English liturgical chant as performed in the Church of England and its transmission to churches in Scotland and the United States. In the mid-sixteenth century Reformation, the complex ritual of the Latin rite was replaced by a one-volume Book of Common Prayer in English. The general nature of the new rubrics, expecially for music, left many of the details of performance to be worked out in traditional ways. Thus the music evolved from its Latin roots in oral, and later written practice. The body of music that makes up the chanting practice of Anglican and related churches around the world is indeed diversified. Some texts of the liturgy…

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List price: $335.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/30/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.34" wide x 9.49" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.672
Language: English



Editor's Foreword


Preface


Hymn Tune Index Source Codes


Abbreviations



The Ecclesiastical Settlement and the 1662 Book of Common Prayer



The Restoration of Choral Service in Cathedral and Collegiate Churches and Chapels



The Evolution of the Chant Tune



Music and Liturgy in the Episcopal Church of Scotland



Early Episcopal Music in America



Per Retro Et Recte



Scottish Music Books with Chants 1742-1820



Episcopal Liturgical Music Printed in America 1783-1820



Performance of Choral Service: Selected Documents 1668-1791


Bibliography


Index