The A to Z of Sacred Music

The A to Z of Sacred Music
ISBN-10
1461672120
ISBN-13
9781461672128
Category
Music
Pages
336
Language
English
Published
2010-04-09
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Author
Joseph P. Swain

Description

The A to Z of Sacred Music covers the most important aspects of the sacred music of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and other smaller religious groups. It provides useful information on all the significant traditions of this music through the use of a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, appendixes, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on major types of music, composers, key religious figures, specialized positions, genres of composition, technical terms, instruments, fundamental documents and sources, significant places, and important musical compositions.

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