Bible in Music - A Dictionary of Songs, Works, and More

This is the first book to catalog how the Bible has been interwoven into Western music from early classical music to today's pop hits. Winner of both International Book Awards and Best Books Award.

List of contents

Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Dictionary
Bibliography
Glossary of Technical Terms
Index of Authors, Composers and Musicians
Index of Biblical Names
Index of Biblical References

About the author

Siobhán Dowling Long is an Irish musicologist and musician, known primarily for her work on the reception of the Bible in music. A contributor to scholarly journals and edited collections she is the author of The Sacrifice of Isaac: The Reception of a Biblical Story in Music (2013). She lectures in University College Cork, and lives close to Blarney Castle with her husband Fiachra, son Cillian and daughter Bláthnaid.

John F.A. Sawyer is a Scottish biblical scholar, best known for his pioneering works on reception history including The Fifth Gospel: Isaiah in the History of Christianity (1996) and A Concise Dictionary of the Bible and its Reception (2009). He is also editor of the Blackwell Handbook of the Bible and Culture (2006) and co-editor of the Blackwell Bible Commentary Series. He is now retired and lives with his wife Jean on the North East Coast of England within easy reach of New College Edinburgh where he is an Honorary Fellow.

Summary

This is the first book to catalog how the Bible has been interwoven into Western music from early classical music to today's pop hits. Winner of both International Book Awards and Best Books Award.

Product details

• Authors: Siobh Long, Siobhan D Long, Siobhan D. Long, Siobhan Dowling Long, Siobhán Dowling Long, Siobhan Dowling Sawyer Long, Siobhßn Dowling/ Sawyer Long, John F. a. Sawyer, John F.A. Sawyer
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781538114551
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-1455-1
• No. of pages: 374
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 222 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; RELIGION / Christianity / General, MUSIC / Reference, MUSIC / Religious / Christian, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, RELIGION / Reference, Christianity, Reference works, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Sacred and religious music, Sacred & Religious Music, Western "classical" music, Music;Religion