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Scripture and Song in Nineteenth-Century Britain

By James Grande

Scripture and Song in Nineteenth-Century Britain

By James Grande

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This volume brings together new approaches to music history to reveal the interdependence of music and religion in nineteenth-century culture. As composers and performers drew inspiration from the Bible and new historical sciences called into question the historicity of Scripture, controversies raged over the performance, publication and censorship of old and new musical forms. From oratorio to opera, from parlour song to pantomime, and from hymn to broadside, nineteenth-century Britons continually encountered elements of the biblical past in song. Both elite and popular music came to play a significant role in the formation, regulation and contestation of religious and cultural identity and were used to address questions of class, nation and race, leading to the beginnings of ethnomusicology. This richly interdisciplinary volume brings together musicologists, historians, literary and art historians and theologians to reveal points of intersection between music, religion and cultural history.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
248
Release Date:
2025-06-26
Publication Date:
2025-06-26
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1501376411
ISBN13:
9781501376412
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
365 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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