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Borrowings in English Church Music 1550-1950 Ref: B784

Judith Blezzard
ISBN 0 85249 784 9

This book looks at English church music from a new standpoint. It examines the relationship between English church music and the various types of other music that have influenced its development, revealing a vigorous tradition of interplay with extraneous musical material that is seldom apparent from the ways in which music is presented for church use.
The borrowing of music from churches outside England is explored, and a large section is devoted to the often surprisingly ingenious ways in which secular music has, since the beginnings of the English church, been appropriated as music for worship - often with controversial results. From madrigal to music-hall, from plainsong to popular styles: these and many other kinds of music have lent both styles and material to sacred music with English texts. By examining these musical transformations, this book demonstrates that English church music is far from being an exclusively insular and retrospective repertory, as is often presumed to be the case.
Although the book, with its use of musical examples, is designed primarily for the general musical reader - both amateur and professional, its broadly historical approach will appeal to those interested in English cultural heritage, the church, and its worship.

Price: £10.95

Encounter with Erik Routley Ref: DP17

Adrienne Tindall

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An indexed primary source book containing letters from one of the foremost hymnologists of the late 20th century. Routley at his friendliest, sharing his love of hymns, his profound knowledge of the field; his talent and moments of his delightful humour.

Here is a three year correspondence about hymns, hymn tunes, psalms and theological questions. From an expert to a layman, the letters are lucid, informative and rich in the understanding of a specialised subject important to all who love and sing hymns and psalms.

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Price: £15.00

Entertainment and Ritual Ref: B444

Peter Bucknell
ISBN 0 85249 444 0

The skill of the designer, the wide knowledge of the historian of drama and the practical experience of the director come together in this book, in which the author draws the story of early dramatic presentation from the early Middle Ages to the Elizabethan theatre, tracing its origins in entertainment and ritual, sacred and secular. A book for students of all ages... and anyone with a love of the theatre.

Price: £12.75

Healing the Nations. Fred Kaan. The Man and his Hymns Ref: B889

Gillian R. Warson
ISBN 0 85249 889 6

No contemporary hymnwriter has participated as centrally as Fred Kaan in the events shaping the life of the Christian churches in the past four decades. From childhood under anti-Nazi occupation in Holland to poet of the Christian anti-war movement, from British Congregationalist pastor writing hymns to send his Sunday parish into their worldly life, to Geneva-based ecumenical officer helping Asian Christians create an English version for their indigenous new songs of faith, to lyricist for the Hannover 2000 World's Fair. We must all be grateful to author Gillian R. Warson, who has taken up this fascinating story, and given us a book that is a must-read for all of us who care about Christian life and witness in our global, inter-faith world.

[R . Gerald Hobbs. Professor of Church History & Music, Vancouver School of Theology]

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Price: £10.50

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Hymnwriters 1, 2 and 3: Hardback Ref: HW3

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ISBN 0 85249 763 6
ISBN 0 85249 667 2
ISBN 0 85249 789 X

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Hymnwriters 1: Hardback Ref: B667

Bernard Braley
ISBN 0 85249 667 2

The first volume in a series telling in depth the life stories of some great hymnwriters. The stories can easily be turned into occasional performances of hymns with interspersed readings. There are numerous quotations helpful to this end. The volume covers Thomas Ken, Reginald Heber, John Ellerton and William Walsham How. The book is full of the unexpected and makes a delightful gift.
"Quotations from hymns, letters and diaries, together with photographs, illustrate the text fully. This is a fascinating book, and those with a talent for dramatisation would find this an ideal starting-point for creating a play." "We have come to associate a special combination of lively style and meticulous research with the writings of Bernard Braley. In this first volume on hymnwriters we are not disappointed." (The Local Preachers' Magazine)

"Mr Braley's biographical method is highly original - so far as I know unique - but carefully contrived to suite the nature of his subjects. His unorthodox method helps to make these men new to us, and powerfully to promote in us a sense of fellowship with them." (The Hymn Society Bulletin)

Price: £12.00

Hymnwriters 2: Hardback Ref: B763

Bernard Braley
Hardback ISBN 0 85249 763 6

The second volume of the series includes Henry Baker, Albert Bayly, James Montgomery and John Newton.
"Hymn lovers will wish to congratulate Bernard Braley on his successful production of Hymnwriters 2, the second volume of biographical material of distinguished authors of hymns. The dust jacket tells us that this book is first of all just to be enjoyed for the reading of it and without doubt much enjoyment is offered to the reader. The author has amassed a remarkable amount of detail concerning four hymnwriters, and, as in Hymnwriters 1, there is a main narrative section on each page with marginal columns and separate boxes for interesting references and quotations." (The Hymn Society Bulletin)

Price: £12.00

Hymnwriters 2: Paperback Ref: B764

Bernard Braley
ISBN 0 85249 764 4

The second volume of the series includes Henry Baker, Albert Bayly, James Montgomery and John Newton.
"Hymn lovers will wish to congratulate Bernard Braley on his successful production of Hymnwriters 2, the second volume of biographical material of distinguished authors of hymns. The dust jacket tells us that this book is first of all just to be enjoyed for the reading of it and without doubt much enjoyment is offered to the reader. The author has amassed a remarkable amount of detail concerning four hymnwriters, and, as in Hymnwriters 1, there is a main narrative section on each page with marginal columns and separate boxes for interesting references and quotations." (The Hymn Society Bulletin)

Price: £9.25

Hymnwriters 3: Hardback Ref: B789

Bernard Braley
ISBN 0 85249 789 X

This volume covers the lives of George Herbert, the seventeenth century religious poet and parson; Edward Plumptre, the nineteenth century educationalist and theologian who became Dean of Wells Cathedral; Robert Bridges, medical man, precentor in a village church, Poet Laureate and eccentric; and Fred Pratt Green, who took up hymnwriting seriously at an age when many retire, and whose twentieth century hymns are now sung across the world.
Hymnwriters 3 "has . . . . a classical and appropriate cover, featuring an organ and bench with portraits of hymnologists. Also the near-magazine format, featuring side-bars, boxed sections, photos and drawings and a number of different typefaces, make it a really top-class production. This also has impressive indices: Index of Persons, Index of Place Names, General Index and, lastly, Index of Tunes. Anybody interested in the hymnology/poetry of all the people covered in this finely produced book should add it to their library." (Librarians' Christian Fellowship Newsletter)

Price: £12.00

Hymnwriters 3: Paperback Ref: B790

Bernard Braley
ISBN 0 85249 790 3

This volume covers the lives of George Herbert, the seventeenth century religious poet and parson; Edward Plumptre, the nineteenth century educationalist and theologian who became Dean of Wells Cathedral; Robert Bridges, medical man, precentor in a village church, Poet Laureate and eccentric; and Fred Pratt Green, who took up hymnwriting seriously at an age when many retire, and whose twentieth century hymns are now sung across the world.
Hymnwriters 3 "has . . . . a classical and appropriate cover, featuring an organ and bench with portraits of hymnologists. Also the near-magazine format, featuring side-bars, boxed sections, photos and drawings and a number of different typefaces, make it a really top-class production. This also has impressive indices: Index of Persons, Index of Place Names, General Index and, lastly, Index of Tunes. Anybody interested in the hymnology/poetry of all the people covered in this finely produced book should add it to their library." (Librarians' Christian Fellowship Newsletter)

Price: £9.25

Music of the Heart: John and Charles Wesley on Music and Musicians Ref: B826

Carlton R Young with Preface by Richard Watson
ISBN 0 85249 826 8

The achievement of John and Charles Wesley in establishing the foundations of Methodist music has been largely unexplored - until now. Carlton R Young, one of the leading scholars in the field, explains the theological background to the vast hymnic repertoire the brothers created, and the history behind such classic 18th century tune books as the Foundery Collection of 1742 and Sacred Harmony of 1780.

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Price: £12.00

Touching the Pulse: Worship and Where We Live Ref: B830

Edited by Sandy Williams
ISBN 0 85249 830 6

The first of three anthologies in the Touching the Pulse series, Worship and Where We Live questions the assumptions we all bring to the 'where' and 'how' of the lives of others. The editor's hope is that within the context of Christian worship, people will be helped to understand the life-situations of those whose experiences and emotions are different from their own - in effect, to see the world through the eyes of other Christians.

Price: £7.50

Touching the Pulse: Worship and Where We Work Ref: B831

Edited by Bernard Braley
ISBN 0 85249 831 4

Bernard Braley's fascinating anthology begins with the Biblical premise, from Micah, that we are required to offer our work itself as living worship and living prayer. To this is added Teilhard de Chardin's modern insight that in the work of spirit, conducted through an individual's profession or vocation, lies 'the very bonework of society'. A wealth of quotations, extracts, prayers, hymns and interviews challenges both Christian and secular interpretations of work, at a time when changes wrought by new technology are daily transforming our fundamental concepts of human labour.

Price: £7.50

Touching the Pulse: Worship and Our Diverse World Ref: B832

Edited by Leslie Griffiths
ISBN 0 85249 832 2

Drawing on his unique experience of the church's role overseas, Leslie Griffiths has collected an invaluable anthology of international writings, to inspire and stimulate all who seek a greater understanding of the Christian mission and experience worldwide. Contributions are drawn from such diverse countries as Serbia and Guatemala, Thailand and East Timor.

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Welsh Hymns and their Tunes: their background and place in Welsh History and Culture Ref: B799

Alan Luff
ISBN 0 85249 799 7

The Welsh are proud of their hymns. They have done much to study the texts; less work has been done on the tunes. But in reality it is the tunes that fascinate much of the hymn-singing world outside Wales. In Welsh Hymns and Their Tunes Alan Luff, former Precentor at Westminster Abbey, and a respected consultant on church music of all kinds, has put the fruits of ten years' service in North Wales into his work of wide and sensitive scholarship. The hymns themselves are not only considered in great detail, but also placed within the broader historical context of Welsh culture and Christianity, making this the definitive study of the subject. This is a unique introduction to the Welsh tunes and culture that produced them. It will inspire everyone who knows and loves this outstanding repertoire of music as a living vehicle of worship.

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Price: £11.75

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