Westermeyer, Paul, 1940-
Saint Louis, Missouri : MorningStar Music Publishers, [2015];©2015
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-80) and index.
• The call to a people, its musicians, and everybody else. A people — Music — Musicians — The whole community — The vocation of the clergy — The vocation of the church musician — The craft of the church musician: the congregation. General considerations — Aspects of congregational song — Specific musical responsibilities — The craft of the church musician: the choir. Aspects of choral song — Specific musical responsibilities — General considerations — Historical perspectives. You have to sing — The Psalms and Colossians 3:16 — Tertullian and Laodicaea — Hymnody — Hymns and beyond — Calvinists — Anglicans — Zwinglians, Anabaptists, English Baptists, Quakers — Wesleyans — Black spirituals — The twentieth century — Crossing boundaries and repertoires — Education — Challenges we face. Oratorio — Musical syntax — Iconoclasm — Music’s intent — Music, theology, and the life of the church — Justice — In relation to the church musician.

Subjects:

• Church musicians.
• Music — Religious aspects — Christianity.
• Public worship.

Requested by Klemp, M.