{"product_id":"music-and-the-wesleys-music-and-the-wesleys-hardback-9780252035814","title":"Music and the Wesleys; Music and the Wesleys (Hardback) 9780252035814","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMusic and the Wesleys\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMusic and the Wesleys\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNicholas Temperley (Edited by), Stephen 0 Banfield (Edited by), Stephen 0 Banfield (Contributions by), Jonathan Barry (Contributions by), Martin V Clarke (Contributions by), Sally Drage (Contributions by), Peter S Forsaith (Contributions by), Peter Holman (Contributions by), Peter Horton (Contributions by), Robin A. Leaver (Contributions by), Alyson McLamore (Contributions by), Geoffrey C Moore (Contributions by), John Nightingale (Contributions by), Philip Olleson (Contributions by), Nicholas Temperley (Contributions by), J. R Watson (Contributions by), Anne Bagnall Yardley (Contributions by), Carlton R Young (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780252035814\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 November 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 10 black and white photographs, 47 musical examples, 12 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.3 cm, 0.626 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"A major contribution to our understanding of church music, the Wesley family, and concert life in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by leading experts in the field. There is truly no competitor for this volume.\"--David W. Music, author of \u003ci\u003eChristian Hymnody in Twentieth-Century Britain and America: An Annotated Bibliography\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Excellent collection of essays. . . . The Wesley family was a remarkable dynasty and \u003ci\u003eMusic and the Wesleys\u003c\/i\u003e is a significant contribution to the examination of their legacy.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eProviding new insight into the Wesley family, the fundamental importance of music in the development of Methodism, and the history of art music in Britain, \u003ci\u003eMusic and the Wesleys\u003c\/i\u003e examines more than 150 years of a rich music-making tradition in England. John Wesley and his brother Charles, founders of the Methodist movement, considered music to be a vital part of religion, while Charles's sons Charles and Samuel and grandson Samuel Sebastian were among the most important English composers of their time.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis book explores the conflicts faced by the Wesleys but also celebrates their triumphs: John's determination to elevate the singing of his flock; the poetry of Charles's hymns and their musical treatment in both Britain and America; the controversial family concerts by which Charles launched his sons on their careers; the prolific output of Charles the younger; Samuel's range and rugged individuality as a composer; the oracular boldness of Sebastian's religious music and its reception around the English-speaking world. Exploring British concert life, sacred music forms, and hymnology, the contributors analyze the political, cultural, and social history of the Wesleys' enormous influence on English culture and religious practices.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eContributors are Stephen Banfield, Jonathan Barry, Martin V. Clarke, Sally Drage, Peter S. Forsaith, Peter Holman, Peter Horton, Robin A. Leaver, Alyson McLamore, Geoffrey C. Moore, John Nightingale, Philip Olleson, Nicholas Temperley, J. R. Watson, Anne Bagnall Yardley, and Carlton R. Young.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEditors' Preface   \u003ci\u003evii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Family Tree   \u003ci\u003eix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations   \u003ci\u003exi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction   \u003ci\u003exiii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNicholas Temperley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 1: MUSIC AND METHODISM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. John Wesley, Music, and the People Called Methodists   \u003ci\u003e3\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas Temperley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 2. Charles Wesley and the Music of Poetry   \u003ci\u003e26\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. R. Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 3. \u003ci\u003ePsalms and Hymns \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHymns and Sacred Poems: \u003c\/i\u003eTwo Strands of Wesleyan Hymn Collections   \u003ci\u003e41\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobin A. Leaver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 4. John Frederick Lampe's \u003ci\u003eHymns on the Great Festivals and Other Occasions\u003c\/i\u003e   52 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin V. Clarke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 5. Methodist Anthems: The Set Piece in English Psalmody (1750-1850)   \u003ci\u003e52\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eSally Drage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 6. The Music of Methodism in Nineteenth-Century America   \u003ci\u003e77\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Bagnall Yardley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 7. Eucharistic Piety in American Methodist Hymnody (1786-1889)   \u003ci\u003e88\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeoffrey C. Moore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 8. The Musical Settings of Charles Wesley's Hymns (1742 to 2008)   \u003ci\u003e103\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarlton R. Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePART 2: THE WESLEY MUSICIANS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. Style, Will, and the Environment: Three Composers at Odds with History   \u003ci\u003e121\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Banfield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 10. Charles Wesley's Family and the Musical Life of Bristol   \u003ci\u003e141\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Barry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 11. Pictorial Precocity: John Russell's Portraits of Charles and Samuel Wesley   \u003ci\u003e154\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter S. Forsaith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 12. Harmony and Discord in the Wesley Family Concerts   \u003ci\u003e164\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlyson McLamore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 13. Father and Sons: Charles, Samuel, and Charles the Younger   \u003ci\u003e175\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Olleson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 14. Samuel Wesley as an Antiquarian Composer   \u003ci\u003e183\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Holman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 15. The Anthem Texts and Word Setting of Sebastian Wesley   \u003ci\u003e200\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Horton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e 16. 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