Table of Contents

1. Luther and the liturgy in Wittenberg ; 2. Catholic liturgy: Lutheran liturgy ; 3. The church orders: an introduction ; 4. Choral and congregational singing in the church orders ; 5. Ecclesiastical visitations ; 6. Congregational hymnals ; 7. Choral music versus congregational singing ; 8. The organ and hymn singing ; 9. Performance practice

About the Author

Joseph Herl is assistant Professor of Music at Concordia University, where he teaches courses in music history, music theory, and church music. He has also published compositions for choir and organ.

Reviews

"For specialists in Lutheran music, the extensive appendices, which include information on hymn sources, translations of select writings, tabulations regarding choral performances versus congregational singing, and the liturgy as discussed in local Kirchenordnungen, should provide substantial scholarly resources." -- Renaissance Quarterly
"Joseph Herl has done a masterful job of assembling and analyzing sources that relate to choral and congregational singing in Lutheran churches of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries (with some coverage of the nineteenth century). Herl has searched out both the primary and secondary sources, read them with discrimination, brought together a wide array of relevant detail, and analyzed it very carefully. He has made a welcome addition to the
literature, partially by giving so many sources, but also by pulling them together in a well-researched manner with clarity and context." -- Notes
"He [Herl] has approached his work not only with the historian's eye for detail and amusing anecdotes, but with a profound understanding of the theology that underlies Lutheran liturgy...In short, Worship Wars in Early Lutheranism is a must read book for Lutheran liturgists and musicians alike, and for anyone else who wants 'the rest of the story.'"--Cross Accent
"Herl has searched out both the primary and secondary sources, read them with discrimination, brought together a wide array of relevant detail, and analyzed it very carefully. He has made a welcome addition to the literature, partially by giving so many sources, but also by pulling them together in a well-researched manner with clarity and context.... What we have here is a responsible and welcome addition to the conversation, with a large supply of source
materials to help get at it."--Notes
"A concise, engaging examination of the history of music in the Lutheran Church from the beginning of the Reformation through the 19th century. Highly recommended."--Choice
"It will, no doubt, remain the definitive study on this subject for many years to come." --The Hymn
"In his rigour and energy Herl sets a standard for further work on later periods, or on other strands of Lutheran sacred music." --Early Music
"In his rigour and energy Herl sets a standard for further work on later periods, or on other strands of Lutheran sacred music." --Early Music
"It will, no doubt, remain the definitive study on this subject for many years to come." --The Hymn
"For specialists in Lutheran music, the extensive appendices, which include information on hymn sources, translations of select writings, tabulations regarding choral performances versus congregational singing, and the liturgy as discussed in local Kirchenordnungen, should provide substantial scholarly resources." -- Renaissance Quarterly
"Joseph Herl has done a masterful job of assembling and analyzing sources that relate to choral and congregational singing in Lutheran churches of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries (with some coverage of the nineteenth century). Herl has searched out both the primary and secondary sources, read them with discrimination, brought together a wide array of relevant detail, and analyzed it very carefully. He has made a welcome addition to the
literature, partially by giving so many sources, but also by pulling them together in a well-researched manner with clarity and context." -- Notes
"He [Herl] has approached his work not only with the historian's eye for detail and amusing anecdotes, but with a profound understanding of the theology that underlies Lutheran liturgy...In short, Worship Wars in Early Lutheranism is a must read book for Lutheran liturgists and musicians alike, and for anyone else who wants 'the rest of the story.'"--Cross Accent
"Herl has searched out both the primary and secondary sources, read them with discrimination, brought together a wide array of relevant detail, and analyzed it very carefully. He has made a welcome addition to the literature, partially by giving so many sources, but also by pulling them together in a well-researched manner with clarity and context.... What we have here is a responsible and welcome addition to the conversation, with a large supply of source
materials to help get at it."--Notes
"Dealing with a topic that has become increasingly popular in recent scholarship, this work will prove equally thought-provoking to those with an interest in music and Reformation history."--Sixteenth Century Journal
"A concise, engaging examination of the history of music in the Lutheran Church from the beginning of the Reformation through the 19th century. Highly recommended."--Choice