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This book provides a collection of some 400 passages on music from early Christian literature - New Testament to c. 450 AD - newly translated from the original Greek, Latin, and Syriac. As there are no musical sources of the period, music historians must rely upon remarks about music in literary sources to gain some knowledge of early Christian liturgical music. This volume makes a large and representative collection of the material conveniently available. The passages are arranged chronologically and regionally in eleven chapters with brief commentary. An introduction sets out the major subjects and themes of the original source material.

Music --- Patrology --- Muziek en literatuur --- -Music and literature --- -Literature and music --- -Religieuze muziek --- -246.8 --- -246.8 Religieuze muziek --- Church music --- Music and literature --- 246.8 --- 246.8 Religieuze muziek --- Religieuze muziek --- Art music --- Art music, Western --- Classical music --- Musical compositions --- Musical works --- Serious music --- Western art music --- Western music (Western countries) --- Literature and music --- Literature --- Pastoral music (Sacred) --- Religious music --- Sacred vocal music --- Devotional exercises --- Liturgics --- Music in churches --- Psalmody --- Sources --- History --- Philosophy and aesthetics --- History and criticism --- Religious aspects --- Christianity --- Musique d'église --- Musique et littérature --- Musique --- Philosophie et esthétique --- To 500 --- 78.90 --- Sources. --- Philosophy and aesthetics.