Baptists in the Age of Brahms’ German Requiem

This article argues that both the German Requiem of Brahms, and the life and convictions of Baptists expressed a mood of the times in the 1860s and 1870s, and that they contributed to it in complementary ways. In 1869 the Baptist church in Vienna was formally founded, and Brahms' German Requiem...

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Autor principal: Fiddes, Paul S. 1947- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: 2022
En: Baptist quarterly
Año: 2022, Volumen: 53, Número: 1, Páginas: 19-35
Clasificaciones IxTheo:CD Cristianismo ; Cultura
HA Biblia
KAH Edad Moderna
KBB Región germanoparlante
KDG Iglesia libre
Otras palabras clave:B the German Requiem
B the future hope
B Johann Gerhard Oncken
B Johannes Brahms
B Vienna Baptist Church
B use of scripture
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Sumario:This article argues that both the German Requiem of Brahms, and the life and convictions of Baptists expressed a mood of the times in the 1860s and 1870s, and that they contributed to it in complementary ways. In 1869 the Baptist church in Vienna was formally founded, and Brahms' German Requiem was performed in full for the first time. The backgrounds in Hamburg of the two key persons involved, the Baptist missionary pioneer Johann Gerhard Oncken and the composer Johannes Brahms respectively, show some interesting affinities. More echoes can be detected between the approach of both Baptists and Brahms in this period with regard to the use of scripture, and to the future hope of life beyond death. While the differences between them are notable, it is urged that in our own time we might do well to learn from the wide scope of hope Brahms expresses in his Requiem.
ISSN:2056-7731
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Baptist quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/0005576X.2021.1904725