Catalogue of Choral Music Arranged in Biblical Order / Edition 2

by James H. Laster

Overview

This second edition of Laster's Catalog combines in one volume the listings from the first catalog with the voluminous material that has appeared since 1973, more than doubling the number of citations. It is designed as an aid for the church musician and/or pastor seeking to plan unified worship services. It will also be of use to those church musicians who follow the Liturgical Calendar and plan music appropriate to the appointed lessons, as well as a source for non-church choir directors who would like to locate choral settings based on a particular passage from Scripture.

Entries are arranged from Genesis through Revelation. Each main entry citation provides the biblical reference (book, chapter, and verse), as well as a reference to additional passages from Scripture used in the anthem. The composer, arranger, or editor and the title are listed as they appear on the octavo. Information on voicing, solos, and instrumental accompaniment is noted; the name of the publisher, the most recent date of publication and the octavo number appear at the end of each citation, where information on instrumental parts, other versions of the same title, and collections where the work might appear are also listed. Composer and title indexes round off the work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810830714
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/11/1996
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	718
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.97(d)

About the Author

James H. Laster is Professor Emeritus at Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Preface Part 2 List of Abbreviations Part 3 The Old Testament Chapter 4 Genesis Chapter 5 Exodus Chapter 6 Leviticus Chapter 7 Numbers Chapter 8 Deuteronomy Chapter 9 Joshua Chapter 10 Judges Chapter 11 I Samuel Chapter 12 I Chronicles Chapter 13 II Chronicles Chapter 14 Nehemiah Chapter 15 Job Chapter 16 Psalms Chapter 17 Proverbs Chapter 18 Ecclesiastes Chapter 19 Song of Songs Chapter 20 Isaiah Chapter 21 Jeremiah Chapter 22 Lamentations Chapter 23 Ezekiel Chapter 24 Daniel Chapter 25 Hosea Chapter 26 Joel Chapter 27 Micah Chapter 28 Habukkuk Chapter 29 Zephaniah Chapter 30 Zechariah Chapter 31 Malachi Part 32 The Apocrypha Chapter 33 Judith Chapter 34 Prayer of Azariah Chapter 35 Baruch Part 36 The New Testament Chapter 37 Matthew Chapter 38 Mark Chapter 39 Luke Chapter 40 John Chapter 41 Acts Chapter 42 Romans Chapter 43 I Corinthians Chapter 44 II Corinthians Chapter 45 Galatians Chapter 46 Ephesians Chapter 47 Phillippians Chapter 48 Colossians Chapter 49 I Thessalonians Chapter 50 II Thessalonians Chapter 51 I Timothy Chapter 52 II Timothy Chapter 53 Philemon Chapter 54 Hebrews Chapter 55 James Chapter 56 I Peter Chapter 57 I John Chapter 58 Revelation Part 59 Composer Index Part 60 Title Index Part 61 Collection Information Part 62 About the Compiler

Editorial Reviews

...essential for all involved with sacred choral music...

Choice Reviews

...church musicians wanting to "plan music appropriate to the appointed lessons" or "locate choral settings based on a particular scriptural text" will find in this 1996 edition twice as many entries as in the first, listed by biblical verse from Genesis through Revelation, including the Apocrypha.

The Living Church

Laster's dual professions qualify him as a perfect compiler of this useful reference work. He knows what a church musician needs and how a first-rate reference tool should be compiled. Those who need this information will, rightly, consider this book a blessing.

American Reference Books Annual

...very detailed book.

American Organist

...a very useful volume, full of golden information for anyone looking for just the right setting of a biblical text.

Journal Of The Assoc. Of The Lutheran Church Crossaccent

...essential for all involved with sacred choral music...

Choice

...essential for all involved with sacred choral music...

CHOICE

Laster's dual professions qualify him as a perfect compiler of this useful reference work. He knows what a church musician needs and how a first-rate reference tool should be compiled. Those who need this information will, rightly, consider this book a blessing.

American Reference Books Annual (ARBA)

Laster's dual professions qualify him as a perfect compiler of this useful reference work. He knows what a church musician needs and how a first-rate reference tool should be compiled. Those who need this information will, rightly, consider this book a blessing..

ARBA

Intended as an aid to the church musician, ministers seeking to coordinate anthems with appropriate scripture lessons, or to choral directors looking for a setting of a particular biblical text, this volume arranges entries from Genesis to Revelation, including the Apocrypha. Each title is listed first by the book of the Bible, then by chapter and verse, and contains composer or arranger, voicing and accompaniment, publisher, data, and octavo number. Composer and title indices are provided. This edition (first, 1983) contains twice the number of entries found in the first edition. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

This supplement to the second edition of the Catalogue of Choral Music Arranged in Biblical Order emphasizes music published since 1995, as well as titles that were overlooked in previous editions. The entries are either single octavos or titles found in anthem collections, and consist a main entry and cross references. Publisher, date, and compiler for each collection can be located in the Collection information. Compiled by James H. Lester (Emeritus, Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah U.)

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