Wilson-Dickson, Andrew <br/><br/>
A brief history of Christian music : from biblical times to the present / 
Andrew Wilson-Dickson. 
 - England :  Lion Publishing,  c1997. 
 - 480 p. : 20 cm. 
<br/><br/> Contents:<br/>Introduction - The Power of Music<br/>Part 1 - The Birth of Christian Music <br/>1. Music in the Old Testament <br/>2. From Synagogue to Early Christian Church <br/>3. The Western Middle Ages <br/>4. The Monastic Tradition <br/>5. Music of the Spheres - The Medieval World-View <br/>6. Music for the Liturgy <br/>7. From the Ear to the Page <br/>8. From Gregorian Chant to Polyphony <br/>9. Wycliffe's Challenge to the Church <br/>Part 2 - Renaissance and Reformation <br/>10. Luther and the Reformation <br/>11. The Swiss Reformers - The Calvinist Tradition <br/>12. The Reformation in England <br/>13. The Chapel Royal and Cathedral Music <br/>14. Catholic Reform <br/>Part 3 - The Flowering of Christian Music <br/>15. Italian Splendor <br/>16. The Music of the Lutheran Church <br/>17. Heinrich Schutz<br/>18. J. S. Bach<br/>19. Turmoil in England - Commonwealth and Restoration <br/>20. Congregational Music <br/>21. Wales - Land of Song <br/>Part 4 - The Path Divides <br/>22. Music in the Courts of Europe <br/>23. The Romantic Movement <br/>24. The Decline of the Lutheran Chorale <br/>25. The Church of England and the Tractarians <br/>26. Revival in the Nineteenth Century <br/>Part 5 - Eastern Traditions <br/>27. The Orthodox Churches <br/>28. The Greek Orthodox Church <br/>29. The Russian Orthodox Church <br/>30. The Coptic and Ethiopian Churches <br/>31. Christianity, East and West - Worlds Apart?<br/>Part 6 - The African Genius <br/>32. Africa and the Influence of Western Music <br/>33. The Independent Churches <br/>Part 7 - Music in North America<br/>34. Christianity Comes to the New World <br/>35. Africans in America <br/>36. Gospel Music - White and Black <br/>37. The United States and the European Classical Tradition <br/>Part 8 - Latin America and Australasia <br/>38. Latin America <br/>39. Christian Music in Australasia <br/>Part 9 - Music in Twentieth-Century Europe <br/>40. Roman Catholic Music in Europe <br/>41. The Bible in the Concert Hall <br/>42. Vatican II and the Liturgy <br/>43. Lutheran Musical Revival <br/>44. Music in Britain <br/>45. The Popular Stream <br/>46. Good and Bad <br/>Appendix - Organ Music <br/> <br/>   Includes bibliographical index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>074593773x 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>Acc#30604,33982 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>MUSIC--SACRED--HISTORY AND CRITICISM, ETC.<br/>CHRISTIAN MUSIC--HISTORY,--FROM BIBLICAL TO THE PRESENT TIMES
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML 160  / D561 1997