Church and Worship Music: An Annotated Bibliography of Contemporary Scholarship : a Research and Information Guide (Routledge music bibliographies)

The only complete and up-to-date annotated bibliography available, "Church and Worship Music: A Research and Information Guide" contains a full bibliography of books, recordings, videos, and websites in the field of church music. Church music is a rich field of study, both in traditional musicology courses and music-education programs aimed at training choral directors for religious and secular positions. Over the past decades, there has been a growth of literature covering everything from traditional subject matter such as the organ works of J.S. Bach, to newer areas of inquiry including folk hymnology, women and African-American composers, music as a spiritual healer, and the music of Mormon, Shaker, Moravian and other smaller sects. With multiple indices, this book will serve as an excellent tool for librarians, researchers, and scholars in sorting through the massive amount of new material that has appeared in the field over the last decades.

Church and Worship Music: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography to books, recordings, videos, and websites in the field of church music. Church music is a rich field of study, both in traditional musicology courses and music-education programs aimed at training choral directors for religious and secular positions. Over the past decades, there has been a growth of literature covering everything from traditional subject matter such as the organ works of J.S. Bach to newer areas of inquiry including folk hymnology, women and African-American composers, music as a spiritual healer, to the music of Mormon, Shaker, Moravian, and other smaller sects. Multiply indexed, this book will serve as an excellent tool for librarians, researchers, and scholars in sorting through the massive amount of new material that has appeared in the field over the last decades.

Front cover 1 Acknowledgments 6 Contents 8 Preface 14 I General Music Reference 16 II Church Music Reference 26 III Church Music in Periodicals 62 IV Historical Studies 66 V Regional Studies 80 VI Religious and Ethnic Groups 94 VII Church and Sacred Music Genres 144 VIII Music Ministry 180 IX Tradition, Change, and Conflict 214 X Church and Worship Music Web Sites 230 Subject Index 244 Author Index 270 Title Index 314 Back cover 344 Church music is a rich field of study. This book contains a bibliography of books, recordings, videos, and websites in the field of church music. With multiple indices, it serves as a useful tool for librarians, researchers, and scholars in sorting through the massive amount of material that has appeared in the field. First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.