Mormonism and Music: A History
- ISBN-10
- 0252016181
- ISBN-13
- 9780252016189
- Category
- Religion / General
- Pages
- 243
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Michael Hicks
Description
Music has flourished in the Mormon Church since its beginning. In this book - now available in paperback - Michael Hicks examines the direction that music's growth has taken since 1830. He looks closely at topics including the denomination's first official hymnals; the views of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young on singing; the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; and the changing attitudes of church officialdom and laity toward popular and non-western music styles. It is the winner of the 1989 Award in Criticism, from the Association for Mormon Letters.
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