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The theology of Handel's Messiah, Beethoven's Credo, and Verdi's Dies Irae : how listening to sung theology leads to the contemplation of God /

In pieces of music set to biblical or liturgical texts, the musical connections of one passage or one movement to one another. In a musical sense, these texts have a meaning and significance that can be and often distinct from the meanings achieved by syntactic relationships. Sometimes the syntactic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Greene, David B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In pieces of music set to biblical or liturgical texts, the musical connections of one passage or one movement to one another. In a musical sense, these texts have a meaning and significance that can be and often distinct from the meanings achieved by syntactic relationships. Sometimes the syntactic meanings are lost in the musical repetitions and overlapping entries of many voices; in the case of texts for different movements, syntactic relations often simply do not exist. Consequently, the music does not merely parallel or illustrates the text's theological meaning or guide an affective resp.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (132 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780773411685
0773411682