Theology in Music

A blog considering theology as illustrated by Western Art Music

Christmas

  • Today angels sing on earth

    Returning to Britain in 1942 from the United States, where he had initially been advised to remain at the outbreak of the Second World War, Benjamin Britten composed both his Hymn to St Cecelia to a text by W. H. Auden and a set of seven Christmas Carols for women’s voices and harp. He had Read more

  • And his name shall be called:

    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