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The Music of the Moravian Church in America

The Music of the Moravian Church in America

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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Rochester PressISBN-13:9781580463522ISBN-10:1580463525UPC:9781580463522Book Category:MusicBook Subcategory:History & Criticism, Religious, Genres & StylesBook Topic:Christian, Folk & TraditionalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.77 inchesWeight:1.0913Product ID:SC2ZWF28GA
The Moravians, or Bohemian Brethren, early Protestants who settled in Pennsylvania and North Carolina in the eighteenth century, brought a musical repertoire that included hymns, sacred vocal works accompanied by chamber orchestra, and instrumental music by the best-known European composers of the day. Moravian composers -- mostly pastors and teachers trained in the styles and genres of the Haydn-Mozart era -- crafted thousands of compositions for worship, and copied and collected thousands of instrumental works for recreation and instruction.

The book's chapters examine sacred and secular works, both for instruments -- including piano solo -- and for voices. The Musicof the Moravian Church demonstrates the varied roles that music played in one of America's most distinctive ethno-cultural populations, and presents many distinctive pieces that performers and audiences continue to find rewarding.

Contributors: Alice M. Caldwell, C. Daniel Crews, Lou Carol Fix, Pauline M. Fox, Albert H. Frank, Nola Reed Knouse, Laurence Libin, Paul M. Peucker, and Jewel A. Smith.

Nola Reed Knouse, director of theMoravian Music Foundation since 1994, is active as a flautist, composer, and arranger. She is the editor of The Collected Wind Music of David Moritz Michael.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Rochester PressISBN-13:9781580463522ISBN-10:1580463525UPC:9781580463522Book Category:MusicBook Subcategory:History & Criticism, Religious, Genres & StylesBook Topic:Christian, Folk & TraditionalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.77 inchesWeight:1.0913Product ID:SC2ZWF28GA
Knouse, Nola Reed: - Nola Reed Knouse is director of the Moravian Music Foundation.
Publisher: University of Rochester Press

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