Music in the History of the western church

ChapterPageI.Primitive and Ancient Religious Music1

II.Ritual and Song in the Early Christian Church

36III.The Liturgy of the Catholic Church70IV

.The Ritual Chant of the Catholic Church92V.

The Development of Mediaeval Chorus Music129VI.

The Modern Musical Mass182VII.

The Rise of the Lutheran Hymnody223VIII

.Rise of the German Cantata and Passion268IX.

The Culmination of German Protestant Music: Johann Sebastian Bach283X.

The Musical System of the Church of England323XI.

Congregational Song in England and America358XII.

Problems of Church Music in America390Bibliography411Index417