MUSC 424 : Church Music History Survey

Examines the musical traditions of the Temple, the early Church, Eastern and Western rites, the Genevan, German, and English Reformations, the evangelical awakenings in England and America, the Pentecostal revival, and the charismatic renewal. Topics include congregational, choral, and instrumental music incorporated into the actual worship practices of each tradition as Prerequisite to appreciating our heritage and as Prerequisite to one's evaluation of the contemporary music situation.