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Music and the Wesleys
Nicholas Temperley
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Description for Music and the Wesleys
Paperback. The music, religion, and relationships of the exceptional Wesley family Editor(s): Temperley, Nicholas; Banfield, Stephen. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 black and white photographs, 47 musical examples, 12 tables. BIC Classification: AVGD; HRCC95. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Providing new insight into the Wesley family, the fundamental importance of music in the development of Methodism, and the history of art music in Britain, Music and the Wesleys examines more than 150 years of a rich music-making tradition in England. John Wesley and his brother Charles, founders of the Methodist movement, considered music to be a vital part of religion, while Charles's sons Charles and Samuel and grandson Samuel Sebastian were among the most important English composers of their time. This book explores the conflicts faced by the Wesleys but also celebrates their triumphs: John's determination to elevate the singing ... Read more
Providing new insight into the Wesley family, the fundamental importance of music in the development of Methodism, and the history of art music in Britain, Music and the Wesleys examines more than 150 years of a rich music-making tradition in England. John Wesley and his brother Charles, founders of the Methodist movement, considered music to be a vital part of religion, while Charles's sons Charles and Samuel and grandson Samuel Sebastian were among the most important English composers of their time. This book explores the conflicts faced by the Wesleys but also celebrates their triumphs: John's determination to elevate the singing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252077678
SKU
V9780252077678
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About Nicholas Temperley
Nicholas Temperley is professor emeritus of musicology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the author of The Music of the English Parish Church and other works. Stephen Banfield is Stanley Hugh Badock Professor of Music at the University of Bristol. His books include Sensibility and English Song: Critical Studies of the Early Twentieth Century.
Reviews for Music and the Wesleys
"A major contribution to our understanding of church music, the Wesley family, and concert life in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by leading experts in the field. There is truly no competitor for this volume."
David W. Music, author of Christian Hymnody in Twentieth-Century Britain and America: An Annotated Bibliography "Excellent collection of essays. . . . The Wesley family was ... Read more
David W. Music, author of Christian Hymnody in Twentieth-Century Britain and America: An Annotated Bibliography "Excellent collection of essays. . . . The Wesley family was ... Read more