MUSIC

HISTORY OF HYMNODY

Hymnwriters (Church History Institute)


Ambrose of Milan
Charles Wesley
Isaac Watts, "Father of English Hymnody"
John Newton, author of "Amazing Grace"
Fanny Crosby
Negro spirituals

Hymn Stories (Index)

Eras, Traditions


The Gregorian Association includes a brief, helpful history of Gregorian chant.
History of Hymnody a recorded documentary by James Sundquist.
History of Worship especially of the "Church Song," from a Lutheran perspective.
"The Musical Reforms of Martin Luther"
History of Singing the Psalms
The Golden Age of Hymns
"John Wyeth and the Development of Southern Folk Hymnody."

© 1998 - 2002 Bruce L. Johnson