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If last week’s initial instalment of this blog focussed on a famous chorus from a Baroque oratorio, it may be taken as a statement of intent as to the diversity of musics expected to be discussed here that this second entry concerns a solo work by a contemporary composer. Former BBC Young Composer Kristina Arakelyan’s… Read more
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Launching this blog on New Year’s Day – that is, the eighth day of Christmas, also known as the feast of the circumsicion and naming of Jesus – we will begin with one of the most famous settings of biblical texts in music: Handel’s Messiah. Specifically, our focus will be the Part 1 chorus ‘For… Read more
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Welcome to the Theology in Music blog. The blog is a new venture in 2025 in which approximately weekly instalments will discuss and reflect on some aspect of Christian theology as illustrated by some work of music. Most posts will discuss a specific work, and be led by the music into the theology being expressed,… Read more
A blog considering theology as illustrated by Western Art Music
Theology in Music 