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Having started to think about appropriate works with which to ponder through the theology of the resurrection in Easter week the plan has been altered by news of the death of Pope Francis. No doubt any pontiff would appreciate a meditation on resurrection as an epitaph, and Francis’s musical taste was both admirable and sufficiently Read more
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Cycling across town yesterday I saw my first crocuses of the year. These together with the sunshine and other signs of early spring had me reflecting on the doctrine of Creation, and have led me a little predictably to this blog’s first repeat composer: I want to reflect a range of music, but Haydn’s oratorio Read more
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This week I have been thinking (I need not articulate why) about nationalisms and anxiety, and how these might be related to theological music. There are many options I could have gone with, but an absolute classic (which, a long time ago, was an A Level set work for me) suggested itself. Theological as a Read more
Theology in Music 