Divine Air. Johann Nikolaus Forkel’s (1749-1818) Justification of Church Music

This paper offers an investigation of Johann Nikolaus Forkel’s (1749-1818) ideas on church music, its modes of reception, and effects on the congregation, as presented in the introduction to the second volume of his Allgemeine Geschichte der Musik (1801). These ideas will be positioned within the c...

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Main Author: Jan Wessel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Torino 2016-01-01
Series:Gli Spazi della Musica
Online Access:https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/spazidellamusica/article/view/1357