This is a history of the Mormon faith and people as they use the art of music to define and re-define their religious identity.
Michael Hicks is a professor of music at Brigham Young University and a musician and composer. His books include The Mormon Tabernacle Choir: A History and Sixties Rock: Garage, Psychedelic, and Other Satisfactions.
Winner of the Award in Criticism from the Association for Mormon
Letters, 1989.
"Hicks's [book] is a model of scholarly research and is broad in
perspective and application. By placing Mormon music in the context
of its social and ecclesiastical history, Hicks provides a new and
penetrating view of American diversity and its interaction with
European tradition."--American Music
"Anyone familiar with the politics of church or synagogue life, and
with the passions and factionalisms that beset the use of music in
communal worship, will feel entirely at home in this painstakingly
researched, elegant history."--Western Historical Quarterly
"Michael Hicks knows the subject thoroughly, is conversant with all
the relevant background, and uses evidence responsibly. . . . He
locates his subject in all its various contexts: Mormon history,
American religious practices, the development of hymnody, and the
history of popular music. He writes with both audacity and
lucidity. . . . All in all, this is a delightful contribution to
interdisciplinary American studies."--Pacific Historical Review
"[It] makes a valuable contribution to the study of American music.
This well-documented and well-written volume can serve as a model
for other histories of American church music."--Notes
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