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November 2017
Bach Archives Lecture — Music of the Reformation Churches
Presented by Dr. Hilde Binford, Associate Professor of Music, Moravian College, Bethlehem The Reformation ushered in a new culture of singing hymns, both in and out of the church. Anabaptists and Calvinists chose to sing only monophonic hymns and psalms, while others, including the Lutherans and the Moravians, encouraged polyphonic music. This presentation will examine some of the different traditions from the 16th century, before exploring the development of polyphonic music in the Lutheran Church through Bach's time. Dr. Binford's…
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