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SUMMARY:Luther's theological understanding of the place of music in public
  worship - Geoffrey Webber
DTSTART:20171024T200000Z
DTEND:20171024T203000Z
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CONTACT:Alisa Molotova
DESCRIPTION:This month marks the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reforma
 tion. Whilst Luther's theological and social radicalism has been much disc
 ussed\, less has been said about his approach to music\, the subject that 
 he considered only second in importance to theology. When we think of Luth
 eran music today our minds turn principally to the music of J. S. Bach\, a
 nd to what we call 'Lutheran chorales'. But did Luther actually compose th
 ese melodies? And how would Luther have heard them sung\, 200 years before
  Bach fashioned his elaborate harmonisations? My talk will consider these 
 questions\, and also give an overview of Luther's theological understandin
 g of the place of music in public worship. 
LOCATION:Senior Parlour\, Gonville and Caius College
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