The A to Z of Sacred Music (The A to Z Guide Series) by Joseph P. Swain

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By Joseph P. Swain

approximately all non secular traditions have reserved a different position for sacred song. if it is song accompanying a ritual or basically for devotional reasons, track composed for complete congregations or for the knowledgeable soloist, or tune set to holy phrases or merely instrumental, in a few shape or one other, track is current. in reality, in a few traditions the relation among the song and the ritual is so intimate that to differentiate among them will be inaccurate.

The A to Z of Sacred Music covers an important elements of the sacred tune of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and different smaller spiritual teams. It presents worthy info on all of the major traditions of this song by utilizing a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, appendixes, and thousands of cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant varieties of song, composers, key spiritual figures, really expert positions, genres of composition, technical phrases, tools, basic files and assets, major areas, and significant musical compositions.

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