The Singing of the Strasbourg Protestants, 1523-1541

Download or read book The Singing of the Strasbourg Protestants, 1523-1541 written by Daniel Trocme-Latter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the part played by music, especially group singing, in the Protestant reforms in Strasbourg. It considers both ecclesiastical and ’popular’ songs in the city, how both genres fitted into people’s lives during this time of strife and how the provision and dissemination of music affected the new ecclesiastical arrangement.