Hymnody Resources on the Internet
Hymnody Links
Other Hymnology Classes Online
CD-ROM Resources
List
of Current American Denominational Hymnals
Online Hymnals (Including MIDI files)
Some 'Movers & Shakers'
in the modern world of English hymnody
Miscellaneous STUFF
Also check out Internet
Resources - for links dealing with specific ACADEMIC RESEARCH
areas.
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believe that congregational song is an integral
component of worship
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believe that the writing and singing of new texts
and tunes needs to be promoted
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value learning about the origins of the words and
music they sing
Dedicated to encouraging study and research in the field of hymnody,
promoting good standards of hymn-singing, encouraging the discerning
use of hymns in worship and sponsoring relevant publications.
The Dictionary of American Hymnology Project (DAH), with the support
of the Oberlin College Library and the Hymn Society in the U.S.
and Canada, provides data related to hymns and hymnwriters as well
as the history of congregational song in America. The project comprises
four sources for research: an index of first lines of hymns from
1640 to 1978 with a supplementary index 1978 to present; a bibliography
of some 5000 hymnals published in America (1817 denominational +
3192 non-denominational); an author file; and a biographical file.
The
Hymnology Annual, editor Vernon Wicker. Published by Selah
Publishing
The Hymnology Annual is an international forum on the hymn
and worship, and has become one of the most respected journals in
its field. Each volume is a substantial contribution to the study
of hymnody. You can't find some of these articles anywhere else, and
it brings together articles from disparate sources you might never
find or hear of. If you want to be knowledgeable abouthymnody, this
is required reading.
Worship & Spirituality Site of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Canada
Gracia Grindal's WEB site for 'the Hymnuts of the World.'
Gracia Grindal is Professor at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN. Gracia
Grindal is a hymn writer and is well known for her translations of hymns
from the Lutheran tradition, particularly German and Norwegian. Unfortunately,
many of the links on her HYMNUTS site do not work. But, MANY DO and
this is a great site, particularly for resources related to Lutheran
hymnody, Scandinavian hymnody, The Evangelical Luthern Church of Canada,
etc.
Located at Yale University: supporting library collection
development, teaching,and research in the areas of hymnody and psalmody.
This site is a starting point to help you find information
related to the tradition of Shape Note singing. While most of these
materials relate to the largest surviving branch of this tradition,
The Sacred Harp (four shape), [the site] also includes information
about New Harp of Columbia (seven shape), Southern Harmony
(four shape), Christian Harmony (seven shape), Harmonia
Sacra (seven shape) and West Gallery (round note) traditions.
Project Wittenberg is an ad hoc group of individuals
dedicated to posting on the internet a cross-section of classic and
historic texts written by Lutherans.
The Canadian Mennonite Encyclopedia Online is a dynamic
source of information about the Anabaptist-Mennonite groups in Canada.
The Learning Resource Center, Warner Southern College,
Lake Wales, Florida. LOTS of links to a variety of hymn sites.
Compiled by Bruce Harding, a church musician in Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
OTHER HYMNOLOGY CLASSES
ONLINE
Campbellsville
University School of Music
Campbellsville, KY. Course Syllabus. Professor, Kenneth Martin
Southern
Wesleyan University
Central, SC. Course Syllabus. Professor, Barbara Bross
Baptist
Bible College
Springfield, MO. Course Syllabus. Professor, Michael Dove
Bartlesville
Wesleyan College
Bartlesville, OK . Course Syllabus. Professor, Randy Thompson
Conrad
Grebel College
University of Waterloo. Course Syllabus. Professor, Kenneth Hull
Dartmouth
College
Hanover, NH. Course Description. Professor, Ernest Drown
Luther
Seminary
Saint Paul, MN. Course Syllabus. Professor, Gracia Grindal
Lenoir-Rhyne
College
Hickory, NC. Course Syllabus. Professor, Florence Jowers
Redeemer
College
Ancaster, Ontario. Course Syllabus. Professor, Bert Polman
Andover
Newton Theological School
Newton Centre, MA. Course Syllabus. Professor, Dr. Johnson
Sandy
Pines Training Center
CD-ROM RESOURCES
THE ELECTRONIC ENCYCOPEDIA
OF HYMNOLOGY
Coauthored by Daniel Landes and Mark Putnam, the Electronic Encyclopedia
of Hymnology (EEOH) is the first complete CD-ROM reference product
of its kind. An elegant interface for both IBM PC and Macintosh
allows any user to search the vast database of over 9000 hymn texts
and 5000 tunes from 15 current and historic hymnals. In addition, the
user can search for 'strings' of notes in any of the tunes indexed --
a perfect solution for finding the names of tunes for which the user
only knows the melody. Also, listen to sound samples of the tunes, review
thousands of scholarly articles on the history of hymns, plan worship
using a modern annotated Lectionary, and browse through a comprehensive
list of other resources including an immense bibliography, links to
to the World Wide Web.
MusicBase
Software
MusicBase is a database for IBM PCcomputers which
includes 1500 hymns from 5 current hymnals, including: The Baptist Hymnal,
1991; Baptist Hymnal, 1975; Baptist Hymnal, 1956 Edition Hymnal for
Worship and Celebration (Word Music) Hymns for the Family of God (Paragon)
Worship His Majesty (Gaither). Find hymns by topic, scripture, text,
composer, author, meter, key, etc.
HymnSys
HymnSys no longer is.... so sorry if you've had a recent bad
experience with this link. Unfortunately, there are some REAL bad people
on the internet. Cheers! -- DL
Hymn Quest
HymnQuest is a CD-ROM developed by The Pratt Green Trust, a
charity devoted to the advancement of hymnody and music in worship.
The CD-ROM is the most comprehensive ever published in its field, containing
over 25,300 first lines and choruses, the full text of more than 15,100
hymns and songs from some 296 hymn books and publications. The opening
bars of over 12,100 melodies can be both viewed and heard, and the indexes
list tune names and metres; biblical, thematic, liturgical and seasonal
references, as well as information and pictures of authors, composers
and translators. It is even possible to search for tunes by playing
the opening notes on a Virtual Keyboard. PC version only.
(Hymn texts and MIDI files. Too many to keep track of!! Many new ones
added every week. Go to a good search engine like Google.com
and type in 'midi hymnal' -- you'll be overwhelmed by hits. Here are
some of my favorites.)
This site has over 2,400 Christian hymns and Gospel
songs from many denominations. YouÕll find lyrics, scores, MIDI files,
pictures, history, and more. This worship and teaching resource is provided
as a public service.
Part of the Christian Classics Ethereal Library: Classic
Christian books in electronic format. All of the books on this server
are believed to be in the public domain in the United States unless
otherwise specified. Copy them freely for any purpose. Outside of the
US, check your local copyright laws. All MIDI files are public domain.
This online hymnal contains texts and MIDI files of tunes used in
much of the English-speaking world, with particular emphasis on the
Anglican tradition. Currently, seventeen Anglican hymnals (!!)
have been indexed. Eventually there will be over 5000 pages on this
site; currently the number is about 2400.
Hymnals include:
The English Hymnal, 1906
Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer, 3rd edition,
The Book of Common Praise, 1908,
The Hymnal, 1916
Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland), 1921
Hymns Ancient & Modern 1922
Songs of Praise 1931
The Book of common Praise, 1938
The Hymnal 1940
Hymns Ancient and Modern, Revised, 1950
Church Hymnary (Church of Ireland), 1960
Anglican Hymn book 1965
The Hymn Book, 1971
The Australian Hymn book, 1977
Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1983
The New English Hymnal, 1986
Hymns for Today's Church, 1988
Celebration Hymnal for Everyone 1994
Hymns Old and New, 1996
Common Praise (Anglican Church of Canada), 1998
Complet Mission Praise, 1999
Together in Song: The Australian Hymn book II, 1999
Common Praise: Hymns Ancient & Modern, 2000
Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland), 2000
This site is an online hymnal which will eventually
contain over 3000 texts and MIDI files as used in many parts of the
Anglican Communion throughout the world. Included are public domain
texts from twelve Anglican hymnals used in the second half of the twentieth
century (and still used today).
Featuring MIDI hymns and psalm tunes from The United
Methodist Hymnal 1989 Edition. [Great site! BUT, this writer found
the constantly playing MIDI file very annoying. There is no way to disable
the sound except by turning down the volume of your computer speakers.
Unfortunately, every time you hit the site, it re-sets your volume --
so you have to constantly turn down the volume if you find the music
annoying. Other than that, its a great site!]
Arrangements by Rev. Richard Jordan.
The Catholic Book of Worship III is Canada's
official Catholic hymnal, containing about 400 hymns, plus additional
service music.
Each hymn was sequenced directly from The Episcopal
Hymnal, 1940 and orchestrated and/or arranged by the author.
Authorized by the Synods Constituting The Evangelical
Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America. St. Louis, MO: Concordia
Publishing House, 1941.
This site holds 5 complete Lutheran Hymnals, "The Lutheran
Hymnal" in midi, "Lutheran Worship" in midi, "Hymnal Supplement 98",
"Lutheran Book of Worship" and "With One Voice". Original hymn arrangements
for organ, and for brass quintet - presented in MIDI. A contemporary
hymn section, where traditional hymns are done in folk, country western
and rock styles. Reference section contains several special indexes,
a scripture index to hymns, a topical index to hymns, and various cross
reference devices to enable moving between different hymnals, including
tune indexes. No connection with the actual hymanls or their publishers.
All arrangements by the site developer.
Classic Christian hymns, as well as hymns unique to
the hymnals of the Churches of God.
The Digital Hymnal is a collection of MIDI Files, lyrics,
and historical notes about the authors and composers of hymns, based
on the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal. It follows the numeric order of
the SDA Hymnal and includes the same indexes. The Digital Hymnal is
being developed by a group of volunteers. It is not sponsored by any
business organization and has no intents for any profit. Its main objective
is to provide a worship and teaching resource and an easy way to download
MIDI files of hymns through the internet.
Hymns, church music and sacred songs, and devotionals
for prayerful meditation and enjoyment. The hymns contain the music
and lyrics so that you can sing and follow along as your favorite hymns
are played
The purpose of this online hymnal is two fold. First
is to make available some hymns used by Old School Baptist Churches
in the United States to those who may notbe familiar with that denomination.
Second, we hope to acquaint far flung church members with hymns used
in other parts of the country.
A collection of favorite hymns from the perspective
of Puritanistic Calvinism.
A selection of hymns from the Multimedia Library.
The Internet Christian Library (ICLnet) provides resources
to Christian higher education institutions.
I have no information about this group but they have
a great site!! -- check it out. -- DL
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