This volume provides the first printed critical edition of The Praise of Musicke (1586), keeping the original text intact and accompanied by an analytical comme

A journey through the Christian year, starting in Advent, through 52 meditations on well known hymns from Amazing Grace to When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, exp

Here is a skillful tracing of two tracks in the evolution of musical genres that have evolved from black religion. Songs of protest developed from the spiritual