The Bible in music : a dictionary of songs, works, and more

373 Pages·2015·2.13 MB·English

by  Siobhan Dowling Long & John F. A. Sawyer

The Bible in Music
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The Bible in Music
A Dictionary of
Songs, Works, and More
Siobhán Dowling Long
John F. A. Sawyer
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Lanham • Boulder • New York • London
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Copyright © 2015 by Siobhán Dowling Long and John F. A. Sawyer
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Dowling Long, Siobhán.
The Bible in music : a dictionary of songs, works, and more / Siobhán Dowling Long,
John F. A. Sawyer.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8108-8451-9 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8108-8452-6 (ebook)
1. Bible in music—Dictionaries. 2. Bible—Songs and music–Dictionaries. I. Sawyer,
John F. A. II. Title.
ML102.C5L66 2015
781.5'9–dc23
2015012867
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Contents
Acronyms and Abbreviations vii
Chronology xiii
Acknowledgments xxvii
Introduction xxix
DICTIONARY 1
Glossary of Technical Terms 275
Bibliography 287
List of Authors, Composers, and Musicians 295
Index of Biblical Names and Subjects 315
Index of Biblical References 321
About the Authors 339
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
GENERAL
A. alto, contralto (voice)
AGO American Guild of Organists
AV Asow-Verzeichins, catalog of Richard Strauss’s works by
Mueller von Asow
B. bass, bassus (voice)
b. born
Bar. baritone (voice)
B-Bar. bass-baritone (voice)
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation
BC F Bach Compendium: Choräle und geistliche Lieder
BCP Book of Common Prayer
Bib. Nat. Bibliothèque Nationale
BVN catalog of Langgaard’s works by Bendt Viinholt Nielsen
BWV Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, catalog of J. S. Bach’s works by
Wolfgang Schmieder
ca. circa
CA California
CCM contemporary Christian music
CCTV closed-circuit television
CD compact disc
CE Common Era
cf. confer, compare
CG catalog of Gounod’s works by Gérard Condé
Ct. contratenor, countertenor
CT Connecticut
d. died
D. catalog of Schubert’s works by Otto Erich Deutsch
DVD digital video disc or video versatile disc
ed. edited
e.g. exempli gratia, for example
EH English Hymnal
F catalog of Arthur Bliss’s works by Louis Forman
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viii • ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
FA Football Association
FP catalog of Poulenc’s works by Carl Schmidt
FWV Franck Werke Verzeichnis, catalog of Franck’s works by
Wilhelm Mohr
H. catalog of Berlioz’s works by D. Kern Holoman
H. catalog of Charpentier’s works by Hugh Wiley Hitchcock
H. catalog of Honegger’s works by Harry Halbreich
H. catalog of Leo Sowerby’s works by Ronald M. Huntington
Heb. Hebrew
HM Her Majesty
Hob. Hoboken-Verzeichnis, catalog of Haydn’s works by Anthony
van Hoboken
HRH Her Royal Highness
HWC Healey Willan Catalogue
HWV Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis, catalog of Handel’s works by
Bernd Baselt
i.e. id est, that is
J. catalog of Peter Maxwell Davies’s works by Judy Arnold
Jr. Junior
K. catalog of Mozart’s works by Ludwig Ritter von Köchel
KJV King James (Authorized) Version
JPS Jewish Publication Society, New York
L. catalog of Debussy’s works by François Lesuré
Lat. Latin
LXX Septuagint
Mez. mezzo-soprano (voice)
Movt. movement
Movts. movements
MS manuscript
MS Bodl. Manuscript Bodley
MS NAL Manuscript Nouvelles Acquisitions Latines
MTV American basic cable and satellite television channel
NAB New American Bible
NBC National Broadcasting Company
NIV New International Version
No. number
Nos. numbers
NT New Testament
Op. opus
OT Old Testament
OUP Oxford University Press
P. catalog of Respighi’s works by Potito Peddara
PA Pennsylvania
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS • ix
POW prisoner of war
R. catalog of Alfvén’s works by Jan Olof Rudén
rev. revised
RSV Revised Standard Version
RV Ryom-Verzeichnis, catalog of Vivaldi’s works by Peter Ryom
S. soprano (voice)
S. catalog of Liszt’s works by Humphrey Searle
Schleifer catalog of Gilchrist’s works by Martha Furman Schleifer
St. Saint
SV Stattkus-Verzeichnis, catalog of Monteverdi’s works by
Manfred H. Stattkus
SWV Schütz-Werke-Verzeichnis, catalog of Schütz’s works by W.
Bittinger
T. tenor (voice)
TN catalog of Rachmaninoff’s works by R. Threlfall and G. Norris
TV television
TWV Telemann-Werke-Verzeichnis, catalog of Telemann’s works by
Werner Menke and Martin Ruhnke
UK United Kingdom
Univ. Lib. university library
US United States
v. (pl. vv.) verse(s)
Vulg. Vulgate
WoO Werke ohne Opuszahl, Spohr’s works “without opus number”
WWI World War I
WWII World War II
WWV Wagner-Werk-Verzeichnis, catalog of Wagner’s works by John
Deathridge, Martin Geck, and Egon Voss
Z. catalog of Purcell’s works by Franklin Bershir Zimmerman
BIBLICAL LITERATURE
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Gen. Genesis
Exod. Exodus
Lev. Leviticus
Num. Numbers
Deut. Deuteronomy
Josh. Joshua
Judg. Judges
Ruth Ruth
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