{"product_id":"9780918954305","title":"Opinions on Church Music: Comments and Reports from Four and a Half Centuries","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThe place of music in worship has varied widely throughout the centuries. In the last two decades,music for the church has undergone drastic changes in style, in function, and in the attitudes of the people who perform it and listen to it. Understanding these changes is easier if we know the viewpoints of the past.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpinions on Church Music\u003c\/i\u003e will help the reader do just that. In a representative selection of letters, essays, sermons, memoirs, dedications, prefaces, and other documents taken from the writings of musicians, critics, historians, clergymen, and the lay public, this anthology reflects a wide range of reactions to the musical scene as it touches upon the church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Erasmus's criticism of choirboys to Stephen Koch's evaluation of \u003ci\u003eJesus Christ Superstar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGodspell\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Wienandt has brought into focus a picture of the changing course of music with a religious message. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baylor University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034195509488,"sku":"9780918954305","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780918954305_p0.jpg?v=1763875439","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780918954305","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}