Required Reading

SWU = Sing with Understanding
EEOH = The Electronic Encyclopedia of Hymnology
SRH = Hymnology: A Collection of Source Readings
AOH = The Anatomy of Hymnody
PT = Praying Twice
TATT = Trouble at the Table
TH = The Hymn
BHSGBI = Bulletin of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland
RLM = Reformed Liturgy and Music

The following materials should be read by the end of the semester:

Sing with Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Hymnody, Second Edition, Revised, Harry Eskew and Hugh McElrath (Nashville: Church Street Press, 1995). (SWU)

This is the required textbook for the course. Students are expected to stay current with the reading assignments as outlined in the Schedule of Classes.

On reserve in the Divinity Library:

Hymnology: Collection of Source Readings (Music, David W., b. 1949) ML3000 .M87 1996 (SRH)

The Electronic Encyclopedia of Hymnology (Putnam Graphics and Media Design, 1999) (EEOH)

The Anatomy of Hymnody (Lovelace, Austin C., b. 1919) BV335 .L6 Hymn festivals, Lovelace, Austin C., b. 1919) ML 3270 .H9 no.31 (AOH)

Praying Twice : the Music and Words of Congregational Song (Wren, Brian A., b. 1936) ML3270 .W74 2000 (PT)

Trouble at the Table: Gathering the Tribes for Worship (Doran, Carol and Thomas Troeger) BV 15 .D6738 1992 (TATT)

Borrowed Light: Hymn Texts, Prayers, and Poems (Troeger, Thomas H., b. 1945 ) BV 459 .T76 1994

Britain and America : An Annotated Bibliography (Music, David W., b. 1949) ML128 .H8 M87 2001

Te Deum : The Church and Music: A Textbook, A Reference, A History, An Essay (Westermeyer, Paul, b. 940) BV 290 .W47 1998

Let Justice Sing: Hymnody and Justice (Westermeyer, Paul, b. 1940) BR 115 .J8 W47 1998

What Is "Contemporary" Worship? (Westermeyer, Paul, b. 1940) BV 15 .W457 1995

The Church Musician (Westermeyer, Paul, b. 1940) ML 3001 .W5 1988

Here are some materials that have been ordered but are not yet cataloged:

Lessons in Hymnwriting (Gracia Grindal, © 2000 by Gracia Grindall and published by The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, Boston, MA 02215. Call 1-800-THE HYMN; 1-800-843-4966). This is a GREAT resource. You owe it to yourself to call the Hymn Society and order a copy.

Looking at Hymn Tunes: The Objective Factors (John Wilson. This is an “Occasional Paper” published by the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland and available through The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, Boston, MA 02215. Call 1-800-THE HYMN; 1-800-843-4966).