Music: Ideas in Profile
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (780 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01KI4VS4O |
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| Number of Pages | : | 249 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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-- Roxanna Panufnik . -- James Bowman Andrew Gant, church musician to his fingertips, traces the history of the music we all reach for at important moments in our lives an indispensable guide to a great tradition - and a very good read. -- Catherine Bott, Presenter, Classic FM I am captivated by Andrew Gant's warmth and evident joy, whilst conveying an extraordinarily thorough treatment of English church music's history. Praise for O SING UNTO THE LORD: 'No-one is better qualified to write on the subject of English Church Music a wonderfully lively account of one of our greatest stories' -- Peter Phillips A comprehensive and thoughtful survey that is also eminently readable
He lectures in music at St Peter's College, Oxford and is the author of Christmas Carols: From Village Green to Church Choir, and O Sing Unto the Lord: The History of English Church Music.. Andrew Gant is a composer, choirmaster, university teacher and writer. He has directed the choirs of The Guards' Chapel, Worcester College Oxford, and Her Majesty's Chapel Royal
And he goes beyond humans to examine music in the natural world in the creativity of birdsong. He shows how music can be composed and used to stir patriotism, instill courage, reinforce identity, sell a product, or make a political point. This is, in short, the ideal introduction to a very big subject.. Ideas in Profile Series Is music a science or an art? It's both, as Andrew Gant reveals in this lively and accessible account of what music is and what it's for. He considers how music is composed, the nature of genius and the workings of inspiration. He looks at how musical styles develop, the ways they fall in and out of fashion, and why certain kinds of music - dancing and love songs, for example - is a universal in human culture. He explains how com