Das Weihnachtslied in evangelischen Gesangbüchern des 18. Jahrhunderts
For this study 109 hymn books were chosen – being statistically reviewed to see how representative they were – and examined in order to discover whether the transition from Pietism to Rationalism had any influence on the selection of hymns for the official hymn books of Lutheran and Reformed churche...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
1982
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Jahrbuch für Liturgik und Hymnologie
Year: 1982, Volume: 26, Pages: 20-66 |
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| Summary: | For this study 109 hymn books were chosen – being statistically reviewed to see how representative they were – and examined in order to discover whether the transition from Pietism to Rationalism had any influence on the selection of hymns for the official hymn books of Lutheran and Reformed churches in Germany, Switzerland and German-speaking churches in other countries. Christmas hymns in particular were chosen as examples since they were sung in the home as well as in church. Thirteen basic hymns were discovered in more than 40 hymn books and were clearly sung throughout the entire century, although they were rarely found in Reformed hymn books. The hymn books of the Reformed churches contained a particular corpus of hymnody, which was in part taken over by rationalistic hymn books in the second half of the century. A complete body of hymns, stemming from the period of Pietism, were no longer used, and others, for example, Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ, were re-written. It is obvious that the introduction of rationalistic hymn books into the more conservative congregations of the free Imperial cities, as well as into middle and eastern Germany, was much more difficult. Even in areas where the official Prussian hymn books, with predominantly rationalistic texts, had been introduced by law nevertheless pietistic hymn books survived. As well as denominational and regional differences, influence of a local ruler is evident in many instances. Similarly, the preference of editors and publishers for certain hymns can be detected. Investigation of individual cases reveals the grounds on which the selections were made and provides principles and criteria for today's decisions. |
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| ISSN: | 2197-3466 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Jahrbuch für Liturgik und Hymnologie
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