Protestant Church Music in America: A Short Survey of Men and Movements from 1564 to the Present

by Robert Murrell Stevenson

Book Overview

Beginning in 1564, when Huguenot settlers in Florida shared their psalm tunes with the local Indians, Professor Stevenson traces the history of Protestant church music in the United States through four centuries of development and diversity.

In this thoroughly documented survey, the reader will find the fruits of the most recent researches in into the history of music in America: the Puritans of New England and their psalm books; the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393005356
• ISBN13: 9780393005356
• Release Date: October 1970
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"