Composing Music for Worship by Stephen Darlington

Composing Music for Worship by Stephen Darlington

Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
Summary

This work asks important questions about contemporary church music: what kind of music is needed?; what will speak deeply to people?; and what will embody the Christian good news and attract people to church?

The feel-good place to buy books
  • Free US shipping over $15
  • Buying preloved emits 41% less CO2 than new
  • Millions of affordable books
  • Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!

Composing Music for Worship by Stephen Darlington

Graham Kendrick, John Bell and John Harper join other top names in religious music in this manual for church musicians which covers all tastes and styles. They explore what kind of music will speak in today's consumerist, multi-cultural, post-modern society where church attendance is in decline, yet chart-topping sales of CDs by composers such as John Tavener indicate real spiritual openness. This volume assesses the great variety of music on offer in different churches and searches for a way forward for music in worship. A cross-denominational resource, it is aimed at musicians, worship leaders, clergy and all concerned with the mission and worship of the churches.
Stephen Darlington is Organist and Tutor in Music at Christ Church, Oxford and is a recording artist. Alan Kreider was Director of the Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture, Regent's Park College, Oxford and now lectures in church history at the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Indiana, USA.
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9781853115240
ISBN 10 185311524X
Title Composing Music for Worship
Author Stephen Darlington
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Canterbury Press Norwich
Year published 2003-03-15
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.