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Mormonism and Music
A History
Michael Hicks
Paper978-0-252-07147-8
$21.95
| Pub Date: | 1989 |
| Pages: | 280 pages |
| Illustrations: | 20 Photographs |
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.
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.
Awards:
Winner of the Award in Criticism from the Association for Mormon Letters, 1989.
Series:
Music in American Life
Subjects:
Religion / Popular Culture / Music / Mormon Studies / Western Americana
