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Informationen zum Autor Jonathan L. Friedmann is a professor of Jewish music history at the Academy for Jewish Religion California, extraordinary professor of theology at North-West University (NWU), South Africa, and a research fellow at NWU in musical arts in South Africa: resources and applications. He is the author, editor, or compiler of 19 books on music and religion. Visit his website at jonathanfriedmann.com. Klappentext This collection of historically valuable essays focuses on the purpose and function of sacred music. These essays explore issues of historicity, spirituality, standardization and other topics central to the study of Protestant, Catholic and Jewish sacred music from 1801 to 1918. Moving from musicology to psychology and to religious studies, this volume captures the breadth of scholarship available in the field, as well as serving as a useful introduction for those readers just beginning their study of sacred music. Zusammenfassung Presents a collection of historically valuable essays that focuses on the purpose and function of sacred music. This title includes essays that explore issues of historicity! spirituality! standardization and other topics central to the study of Protestant! Catholic and Jewish sacred music from 1801 to 1918. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1.¿Beginnings2.¿School of Sacred Music, New York3.¿Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati4.¿Leo Baeck Temple, Los Angeles5.¿Department of Sacred Music, Los Angeles6.¿Saratoga, CaliforniaEpilogueAppendix: The Writings of Cantor William Sharlin-An Annotated BibliographyChapter NotesBibliographyIndex
