Historical Periods of Hymnody

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Ancient Jewish Hymnody Early Christian Hymnody Greek (Byzantine) Hymnody Latin Hymnody Lutheran Hymnody British Hymnody (Index) Metrical Psalmody Pre-Watts British Hymnody Isaac Watts Charles Wesley British Evangelical Hymnody including Welsh Hymnody The Oxford Movement and British Romantic Hymnody

20th Century British Hymnody to 1955 Roman Catholic Hymn Tunes American Hymnody (Index) Early American Hymnody including Metrical Psalmody New England Singing Schools American Folk Hymnody Camp Meeting Hymnody Shape-Note Hymnody Afro-American Spirituals 19th Century American Reformers and Revivalists 19th Century American Sunday School Hymnody 19th Century American Gospel Hymnody 20th Century American Gospel Hymnody to 1960

American Gospel Hymnody 1960 - present American Mainline (Denominational) Hymnody 20th Century Afro-American Hymnody The Hymn Explosion 1965-1990 The Influence of Pop Music Praise and Worship Music World Hymnody Late 20th Century Innovations: Iona Communityand Taizé Community British Hymnody Index* American Hymnody Index Reformation Hymnody Index Non-Christian Hymnody

*There is a distinction between "English" and "British" hymnody. "English Hymnody" refers to hymnody in the ENGLISH LANGUAGE
and is inclusive of all English-speaking countries/traditions. "British Hymnody" refers to hymnic activity in Great Britain.