Theology in Music

A blog considering theology as illustrated by Western Art Music

Twentieth-century Music

  • Transported by Joy

    For the next few weeks I have planned something of a ‘series’ of posts on musical commentaries on the major festivals that fall over one another at this time of year. Tomorrow is Ascension Day; a little over a week after that is Pentecost, the following week Trinity Sunday and then Corpus Christi. Each of Read more

  • To the Glory of God

    Last week’s post concerned The Dream of Gerontius. That work is dedicated using the abreviation A.M.D.G. of the Jesuit motto Ad maiorem Dei gloriam (To the greater glory of God). Benjamin Britten set words of Gerard Manley Hopkins using A.M.D.G. as a title. The same initialism is sometimes asociated with J S Bach, though inacurately: Read more

  • Holy Week: le chemin de la croix XIV

    As we journey through Holy Week, the blog is taking a slightly different format with short reflections on Marcel Dupré’s Le chemin de la croix, a musical version of the Stations of the Cross. Instead of one reflection released on Wednesday, these episodes are to appear through the week from Palm Sunday until Good Friday. Read more

  • Holy Week: le chemin de la croix XIII

    As we journey through Holy Week, the blog is taking a slightly different format with short reflections on Marcel Dupré’s Le chemin de la croix, a musical version of the Stations of the Cross. Instead of one reflection released on Wednesday, these episodes are to appear through the week from Palm Sunday until Good Friday. Read more

  • Holy Week: le chemin de la croix XII

    As we journey through Holy Week, the blog is taking a slightly different format with short reflections on Marcel Dupré’s Le chemin de la croix, a musical version of the Stations of the Cross. Instead of one reflection released on Wednesday, these episodes are to appear through the week from Palm Sunday until Good Friday. Read more

  • Holy Week: le chemin de la croix XI

    As we journey through Holy Week, the blog is taking a slightly different format with short reflections on Marcel Dupré’s Le chemin de la croix, a musical version of the Stations of the Cross. Instead of one reflection released on Wednesday, these episodes are to appear through the week from Palm Sunday until Good Friday. Read more

  • Holy Week: le chemin de la croix X

    As we journey through Holy Week, the blog is taking a slightly different format with short reflections on Marcel Dupré’s Le chemin de la croix, a musical version of the Stations of the Cross. Instead of one reflection released on Wednesday, these episodes are to appear through the week from Palm Sunday until Good Friday. Read more

  • Holy Week: le chemin de la croix IX

    As we journey through Holy Week, the blog is taking a slightly different format with short reflections on Marcel Dupré’s Le chemin de la croix, a musical version of the Stations of the Cross. Instead of one reflection released on Wednesday, these episodes are to appear through the week from Palm Sunday until Good Friday. Read more

  • Holy Week: le chemin de la croix VIII

    As we journey through Holy Week, the blog is taking a slightly different format with short reflections on Marcel Dupré’s Le chemin de la croix, a musical version of the Stations of the Cross. Instead of one reflection released on Wednesday, these episodes are to appear through the week from Palm Sunday until Good Friday. Read more

  • Holy Week: le chemin de la croix VII

    As we journey through Holy Week, the blog is taking a slightly different format with short reflections on Marcel Dupré’s Le chemin de la croix, a musical version of the Stations of the Cross. Instead of one reflection released on Wednesday, these episodes are to appear through the week from Palm Sunday until Good Friday. Read more