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Record Nr.

UNINA9910149372003321

Autore

Porter Mark James <1985-, >

Titolo

Contemporary worship music and everyday musical lives / / Mark Porter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-45127-1

1-315-45129-8

1-315-45128-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 pages)

Collana

Ashgate Congregational Music Studies Series

Disciplina

781.71

Soggetti

Music in churches - England

Contemporary Christian music - England - History and criticism

Music - Social aspects - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Setting the scene -- 2. Music, attachment, ethics and community -- 3. Bridging worlds through common modes of being in music -- 4. Boundaries : communal and private, spiritual and secular -- 5. At the edges : value transfer, judgements, discontent -- 6. Alternative musical spaces.

Sommario/riassunto

Whilst Contemporary Worship Music arose out of a desire to relate the music of the church to the music of everyday life, this function can quickly be called into question by the diversity of musical lives present in contemporary society. Mark Porter examines the relationship between individuals' musical lives away from a Contemporary Worship Music environment and their diverse experiences of music within it, presenting important insights into the complex and sometimes contradictory relationships between congregants' musical lives within and outside of religious worship. Through detailed ethnographic investigation Porter challenges common evangelical ideals of musical neutrality, suggesting the importance of considering musical tastes and preferences through an ethical lens. He employs cosmopolitanism as an interpretative framework for understanding the dynamics of diverse musical communities, positioning it as a stronger alternative to



common assimilationist and multiculturalist models.