Luther's Liturgical Music: Principles and Implications
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Luther's Liturgical Music: Principles and Implications

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Martin Luther's relationship to music has been downplayed in both the scholarly and lay communities, yet music played a vital role in Luther's life -- and he in turn had a deep and lasting effect on Christian hymnody. The latest in the Lutheran Quarterly Books series, "Luther's Liturgical Music" extensively explores these connections.

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Paperback, 485 pages
Published April 15th 2007 by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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Emily
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Wow. This book is densely packed. I spent a long time reading it, and I feel like there's more to absorb. Dr. Leaver has look minutely at every aspect of Luther's relationship with music. His conclusion is that Luther was totally deliberate in his use of liturgical music, and if only half of Dr. Leaver's evidence was reliable, I'd still be convinced.

This book is pretty specific in its audience: other scholars of church music. I'd recommend it for church musicians, especially in th...more
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