Who's Who
Of all the Protestant reformers, he placed the fewest restrictions on church music
Who is Martin Luther?
"Joy to the world! The Lord is ____"
What is come?
"Willful mediocrity is not humility, and it is not worship."
Who is Dr. Stiles?
"Melisma"
What is a melody with multiple notes per syllable?
Temple music flourished under this Biblical musician, known as the "sweet Psalmist of Israel"
Who is David?
This scholar coined the term "musicking" and published a book with the same title
Who is Christopher Small?
"A mighty fortress is our God, a ____ never failing"
What is a bulwark?
"Yet when it happens that I am more moved by the singing than by what is sung, I confess myself to have sinned wickedly...See now what a condition I am in!"
Who is Augustine?
"Musica mundana"
What is the music of the spheres?
Musical instruments were invented by this person
Who is Jubal?
This church father baptized Augustine and is known as the "Father of Western Hymnody"
Who is Ambrose?
"I will sing to the LORD, for he has ____ gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea."
What is triumphed?
"A Christian approaching the Bible with strong musical interests may well be disappointed."
Who is Begbie?
"Lex orandi, lex credendi"
What is the law of prayer is the law of belief?
This singer-songwriter became a one-hit wonder after releasing a hit single about...murder.
Who is Lamech?
He compared revival songs to prescriptions, which are "laid aside on the restoration of health."
Who is Asahel Nettleton?
"I know the Lord's my shepherd, _________"
What is I won't ever need a thing?
"Songs composed merely to tickle and delight the ear are unbecoming the majesty of the Church, and cannot but be most displeasing to God."
Who is Calvin?
"Theology proper"
What is the study of God Himself?
Paul's admonition to speak to one another in "psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs" appears in these two epistles
What are Ephesians and Colossians?
Who is Niceta of Remesiana?
"O ____ gladsome of the holy glory of the immortal Father"
What is light?
"This is the charm of impossibilities — they possess an occult power, a calculated ascendancy, in time and sound."
Who is Messiaen?
"Structure and direction"
What is how something was created versus how it is used?
"Take away from me the noise of your songs," said the Lord by way of this minor prophet
Who is Amos?