The Music of the Moravian Church in America

by Nola Reed Knouse

Book Overview

The Moravians, or Bohemian Brethren, early Protestants who settled in Pennsylvania and North Carolina in the eighteenth century, brought a musical repertoire that included hymns, sacred vocal works accompanied by chamber orchestra, and instrumental music by the best-known European composers of the day. Moravian composers -- mostly pastors and teachers trained in the styles and genres of the Haydn-Mozart era -- crafted thousands of compositions for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580463525
• ISBN13: 9781580463522
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"