Music-Religious-Christian

A modest book to help you pray as you've always wanted - and as you should.We all pray, but few of us pray well. And although that's troubling, few of us have found a spiritual director capable of leading us further along the path...

Dubois' oratorio was given its premiere on Good Friday (April 19), 1867 at ﾉglise de la Madeleine in Paris under the composer's direction. Although first published in 1886 by Georges Hartmann of Paris, the vocal score presented here is a digitally enhanced reprint of...

A "must have" for your next performance of Handel's Messiah. You will be fully engaged in the oratorio with seventeen attractive illustrations by Taylor Leong which captures the heartfelt message of the Messiah. The book is designed with the words and artwork side by...

A discussion of the purpose of music, life lessons music teaches us, grace, pride, identity, worship, and the effect music can have on our lives. Although the focus is on secular, instrumental music, "The Christian Musician" will also touch on vocal and church music,...

Using a variety of methodological perspectives, this volume explores ethical and doctrinal implications in the social practice of music. Grouped according to the threefold ministry of Christ (prophet, priest, shepherd) the essays discuss a wide range of musics--from medieval chant and psalmody to protest...

Theory and Method in Historical Ethnomusicology demonstrates various ways that new approaches to historiography--and the related application of new technologies--impact the work of ethnomusicologists who seek to meaningfully represent music traditions across barriers of both time and space.Author: Jonathan McCollumISBN-10: 1498500862ISBN-13: 9781498500869Publisher: Lexington BooksLanguage:...

Music has existed before the dawn of time. Its source flows from the essence of God Himself and was created for the purpose of creating a melodious conduit from which could flow the highest form of praise and worship through created beings towards the...

How shall we worship? One source of debate today is the wide variety of worship styles. In How Shall We Worship? Marva Dawn turns to Psalm 96 to investigate key elements of worship, from music to liturgy. She reminds us of the importance of...

(Educational Piano). 20 songs arranged for piano, organ or electronic keyboard with sing-along lyric sheets and a chord dictionary. Songs include: Abide with Me * Amazing Grace * Blessed Assurance * Face to Face * Faith of Our Fathers * I Love to Tell...

God started music, and music ends at him. This study of music provides fundamental references to help build you and your comprehension of what you are doing when you activate music. This builds your intention/purpose of music to the truth and spirit. This builds...

(Shawnee Press). Add some sparkle and flair to your hymn playing These alternate hymn accompaniments follow the standard chord progressions, so they won't interfere with vocal harmonies or other instruments, but include fuller chords with runs and fills. Hymnal versions are also included so...

Some of Alfred Music's finest writers have contributed to this special collection, which includes carol arrangements, famous texts, masterwork melodies, and original songs. Find selections for holiday concerts, winter recitals, church services, and community events in this one useful volume. Titles: Blessings of the...

What Praise Can I Play on Sunday? is a series of six books of late intermediate- to early advanced-level piano arrangements of worship favorites. This complete collection of all six books contains selections that are appropriate for holidays and holy days throughout the entire...

This volume by Gracia Grindal introduces English-speaking readers to several significant yet unsung Lutheran women hymn writers from the sixteenth century to the present. After a brief introductory discussion of Elisabeth Cruciger, the first woman hymn writer of the Reformation, Grindal provides fascinating profiles...

The Singer's Edition is ideal for choirs and worship teams. Many unison melodies are expanded into two-, three-, and four-part harmony. Contains entire musical arrangements, including descants and optional endings, and stanzas for Pew Edition selections that contain only the refrain. Spiralbound making it...

(Fake Book). The Christmas collection that all jazz cats will want in their stocking This unique fake book features 150 custom arrangements with lyrics of carols and contemporary holiday songs featuring sophisticated jazz chord changes in the popular, user-friendly Real Book format. Players will...

(Fake Book). All the Real Books feature hundreds of time-tested songs in extremely accurate arrangements; the famous large, easy-to-read, hand-written notation with no page turns; general tempo indications to assist with set selection; songs indexed alphabetically, by key, and by tempo; durable comb-binding. This...

CHOIR EDITION - The name Tenebrae is the Latin word for "darkness" or "shadows," and has for centuries been applied to the ancient monastic night and early morning services of the last three days of Holy Week. This hymnal is a condensed version of...

Music and the Star of David is a epic tale that reveals the greatest secret of music ever known to mankind. This modern day parable will show the reader the divine design of music that will change the world. Read it for a day,...

Handel's Messiah. Complete, unabridged orchestra and vocal score from the original manuscript. Newly engraved. Perfect for performance, or for Messiah -sing-alongs.- Newly engraved edition from Handel's original manuscript.Author: George Frideric HandelISBN-10: 0979828805ISBN-13: 9780979828805Publisher: House of Joy PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/16/2006Pages: 290Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 11.00h x...

Sirota delves deeply into the reasons church musicians do their jobs in the face of poor pay and limited opportunities for advancement, offering the reader a pastoral understanding without avoiding the challenging questions that every church musician must consider. She has an uncanny ability...

Dr. Stafford North answers many common questions about the end of time. - What and when are the "last days"? - What does the Bible teach about the end of time? - Do Old Testament prophets predict an earthly reign of Christ? Will it...

These simple settings of the Introits, Graduals, Alleluias, tracts, offertories and Communions are intended for the use of parish choirs at the principal service on Sundays and Holy-days throughout the Christian year.Author: Francis BurgessISBN-10: 0854021175ISBN-13: 9780854021178Publisher: Royal School of Church MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1982Pages: 236Format:...

In a practical, no-nonsense approach, this book spells out the basic preaching principles as well as the prohibitions that will help sharpen and focus the skills of every pastor and pulpit speaker.Author: Warren W. Wiersbe, David WiersbeISBN-10: 0842307575ISBN-13: 9780842307574Publisher: Tyndale House PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/14/1986Pages:...

From generation to generation, Christianity is passed down not only through words that are spoken but also through words that are sung. The church's life and vitality has often been profoundly shaped by the great hymns of the faith. But there is more to...

Every Sunday morning people all over the word look up at a screen, open a hymnal, or simply take a breath . . . and sing. Why? Are people just participating in the service or is there something more behind church music?With One Voice...

Increasing numbers of churches today use high-tech tools such as videos and PowerPoint presentations in their worship services. But without wisdom, those tools can turn their services more into entertainment than worship. How can churches use technology to communicate meaning instead of seducing people...

Author: Patrick MessickISBN-10: 0800620356ISBN-13: 9780800620356Publisher: Augsburg Fortress PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2006Pages: 55Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 10.96h x 8.46w x 0.24d

A book of inspirational poem lyrics and slogans. Different aspects of nature, philosophy, relationships, romance and spirituality are covered. The author hopes to create great happiness in people's hearts and to bring harmony to the world.Author: Daniel R. SongerISBN-10: 0759613419ISBN-13: 9780759613416Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage:...

This volume is an introduction to the music and worship of early Lutheranism as reflected in the life and work of seven of the most significant musicians and composers whose work shaped church music in Lutheranism's first 150 years. In the work of these...

This collection includes works by Vincent L beck, Gottlieb Muffat, Franz Xaver Anton Murschhauser, Johann Pachelbel, Valentin Rathgerber, Samuel Scheidt, and Fredrich Wilhem Zachow.Author: Alfred MusicISBN-10: 0757903320ISBN-13: 9780757903328Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1985Pages: 16Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.17lbsSize: 11.61h x 7.80w x 0.12d

This collection features arrangements that are especially appropriate for funerals, contained in one readily accessible book. Approximate performance times for each piece are included to assist in planning. Titles: Because He Lives * Face to Face * Great Is Thy Faithfulness * His Eye...

The definitive guide to the meaning of today's most popular praise and worship songs. Few things influence Christians' understanding of the faith more than the songs they sing in worship. The explosion of praise and worship music in the last fifteen years has profoundly...

The Choir Member's Companion is designed for use by individual choir members in a local church adult choir. The book is intended for purchase by the choir director to be given to choir members as gifts or as a way for choir members to...

The reading of Scripture holds a central place in Christian worship. Every week the Word of God becomes flesh again as the words of the biblical text are read aloud. Those who take on the responsibility of reading Scripture in public do so knowing...

Author: C. C.ISBN-10: 141077290XISBN-13: 9781410772909Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/27/2004Pages: 200Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.42d

Author: Willard CantelonISBN-10: 1258203464ISBN-13: 9781258203467Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 36Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.14lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.07d

A tourist visiting the famous cathedral at Chartres might be surprised to discover an enormous labyrinth embedded in the thirteenth-century floor. Why is it there? In this fascinating book Craig Wright explores the complex symbolism of the labyrinth in architecture, religious thought, music, and...

We lift up the psalms to God as our prayers. We borrow the language of these ancient texts, and they become our works. We are not secondhand recipients of Gods word but communicants actively in conversation with God. What seems to set the Psalms...

Melva Wilson Costen examines various genres of music used in African American worship and current practices and emerging trends in music ministry in African American churches. In addition, she explores the use of global songs by African American congregations and provides suggestions to worship...

Religion and music are complementary resources for interpreting our lives. Music serves the sacred in ways that can be specified and articulated, yet the connection between them has been sorely neglected in the scholarly study of religion. In The Sacred in Music, Albert Blackwell...

This book is the most thorough and extensive history of English parish church music ever published, covering the period from the late middle ages to the present day. Through the ages English parish churches have resounded to all manner of music, ranging from the...

Beginning pianists of all ages can have the pleasure and satisfaction of playing one of classical music's best-known compositions with this edition of George Frideric Handel's Messiah. Based on the Book of Psalms from the King James Bible, the 1741 oratorio was originally an...

A masterpiece of the choral literature, Mozart's Requiem, his last work, was commissioned in the summer of 1791 but left incomplete at the time of the composer's death in December of the same year. His colleague Franz S ssmayer finished the work, based on...

In the late fifteenth century the newly built Sistine Chapel was home to a vigorous culture of musical composition and performance. Josquin des Prez stood at its center, singing and composing for the pope's private choir. Josquin's Rome offers a new reading of the...

In the Middle Ages, relic cults provoked rich expressions of devotion not only in hagiographic literature and visual art but also in liturgical music and ritual. Despite the long-recognized inter-play between these diverse media, historians of the period rarely integrate analysis of sacred music...

Voices of the Magi explores the popular Catholic musical ensembles of southeastern Brazil known as folias de reis (companies of kings). Composed predominantly of low-income workers, the folias reenact the journey of the Wise Men to Bethlehem and back to the Orient, as they...

CHAPTER 5The Text1. MEANING OF THE TERM The word "text "is derived from the Latin "texere "("to weave"), which figuratively came to signify to put together, to construct, and hence to compose, to express thought in continuous speech or writing. The noun "textus "thus...

The book contains 44 tunes for G tuning Banjo (gDGBD). Check out samples from book: http: //osos.sweb.cz/Sarek-Guitar-and-Guitalele-preview.pdf Gregorian chant belongs to the oldest music being preserved in such scope till present; moreover it is still performed but also is one that mostly influenced the...

In this first detailed study of seventeenth-century sepolcri--sacred operas written for court performance on Holy Thursday and Good Friday--Robert L. Kendrick delves into the political and artistic world of Habsburg Vienna, in which music and ritual combined on the stage to produce a thoroughly...