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A History of Christian Psalmody: From the Pauline Mission to the End of the Fifth Century

A History of Christian Psalmody: From the Pauline Mission to the End of the Fifth Century

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Availability:In StockContributor:Charles H. CosgrovePublish date:10/21/2025Pages:423
Language:EnglishPublisher:Fortress PressISBN-13:9798889836797UPC:9798889836797Book Category:Religion, MusicBook Subcategory:Christian Church, Christian Rituals & Practice, ReligiousBook Topic:HistorySize:9.10 x 6.00 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.6314Product ID:SCAXMDKSYY

In A History of Christian Psalmody, Charles H. Cosgrove traces the history of Christian psalm-singing during the church's first five centuries. It describes the nature and development of psalmody in a wide range of settings, including personal and domestic devotion, daily cathedral rituals, annual feasts such as Christmas and Easter, the ascetic practices of city Christians and desert monks, and public events of the church such as martyr parades, episcopal processions, and even protest psalmody in the streets against hostile emperors. It also explains how psalms were performed, including topics such as solo and responsorial singing, antiphony, the earliest choirs, and the melodic character of ancient psalmody. A final chapter describes ancient Christian beliefs about the benefits and pleasures of psalm-singing. Written accessibly for both scholars and general readers interested in ancient Christian music, the book offers the most comprehensive account of its subject to date.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Fortress PressISBN-13:9798889836797UPC:9798889836797Book Category:Religion, MusicBook Subcategory:Christian Church, Christian Rituals & Practice, ReligiousBook Topic:HistorySize:9.10 x 6.00 x 1.40 inchesWeight:1.6314Product ID:SCAXMDKSYY
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Charles H. Cosgrove is emeritus professor of early Christian literature at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. He is the author of An Ancient Christian Hymn with Musical Notation (Mohr Siebeck, 2011) and Music at Social Meals in Greek and Roman Antiquity (Cambridge University Press, 2023).

Publisher: Fortress Press

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