The Music of the Moravian Church in America
Edited by Nola Reed Knouse
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 Music of 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 the Moravian Music Foundation since 1994, is active as a flutist, composer, and arranger. She is the editor of The Collected Wind Music of David Moritz Michael.
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DETAILS
14 b/w illustrations
52 line illustrations
Size: 9 x 6 in
13 digit ISBN: 9781580462600
Binding: Hardback
First published: 15/Jan/2008
Price: 50.00 USD / 30.00 GBP
Imprint: University of Rochester Press
Series: Eastman Studies in Music
Subject: Music
BIC class: AVH
STATUS: Available
Details updated on 18/11/2008
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Contents
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The Moravians and Their Music
Nola Reed Knouse
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Moravian Worship: The Why of Moravian Music
C Daniel Crews
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Hymnody of the Moravian Church
Albert H Frank
and Nola Reed Knouse
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Moravian Sacred Vocal Music
Alice M Caldwell
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The Organ in Moravian Church Music
Lou Carol Fix
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The Role and Development of Brass Music in the Moravian Church
Paul M Peucker
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The Collegia Musica: Music of the Community
Nola Reed Knouse
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Music in Moravian Boarding Schools through the Early Nineteenth Century
Pauline M Fox
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The Piano among the Moravians in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries: Music, Instruction, and Construction
Jewel Smith
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Moravian Music: Questions of Identity and Purpose
Nola Reed Knouse
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Reviews
Music plays a huge role in Moravian culture. . . . Those wishing to build an understanding of this music and musical culture will appreciate the first several essays (by Knouse, C. Daniel Crews, Albert Frank, and Alice Caldwell). . . . A significant addition to the literature on Moravian music and culture (and, indeed, on church music more broadly.) . . . Summing Up: Recommended. All audiences, but particularly undergraduates and general readers. CHOICE
This marvelous collection of essays presents a rich, provocative account of an underappreciated musical heritage. Its penetrating insights go well beyond Moravian culture. Indeed, this book should be required reading for any person, of any denomination, interested in the complex issue of music in liturgy. -- Lorenzo Candelaria, University of Texas at Austin (Musicology) and co-author of American Music: A Panorama
A giant step in the ongoing task of disseminating information about the origins of Moravian music and its importance on the American musical scene. The assembly of works by significant scholars is well illustrated by examples of printed music, hymns, and both original and translated texts. -- J. Edwin Hendricks, Wake Forest University (History) and longtime president of Historic Winston
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