There have been numerous publications in the last decades on the Bible in literature, film, and art. But until now, no reference work has yet appeared on the Bible as it appears in Western music. In The Bible in Music: A Dictionary of Songs, Works, and More, scholars Siobhan Dowling Long and John F. A. Sawyer correct this gap in Biblical reference literature, providing for the first time a convenient guide to musical interpretations of the Bible. Alongside examples of classical music from the Middle Ages through modern times, Dowling Long and Sawyer also bring attention to the Bible's impact...
There have been numerous publications in the last decades on the Bible in literature, film, and art. But until now, no reference work has yet appeared...
Until now, no reference work has yet appeared on the Bible as it appears in Western music. In The Bible in Music, scholars Siobhan Dowling Long and John F. A. Sawyer provide for the first time a convenient guide to musical interpretations of the Bible. Winner of both International Book Awards and Best Books Award.
Until now, no reference work has yet appeared on the Bible as it appears in Western music. In The Bible in Music, scholars Siobhan Dowling Long and Jo...
