WORSHIP: Music and the Choreography of the Service for the Lord’s Day
Synopsis of the Class (September 1, 2013)
Basic Biblical Pattern of Reformed Worship: God’s INITIATION to humankind; humankind’s RESPONSE to God
Earliest Records of music in worship music in the Jewish Temple and Synagogue
Temple – heart of worship was the sacrifice; highly trained professional musicians (Levites); conservative worship; strict guidelines for music; proscribed forms; little spontaneity; singing, dancing, playing instruments including percussion instruments; highly ritualized; Psalms sung; Temple worshipers viewed Synagogue worshipers as crude, ill-educatedRead More »WORSHIP: Music and the Choreography of the Service for the Lord’s Day