Add to ORKGThe past two hundred years have seen substantial changes in attitudes towards death in Western Christian cultures. Choices of music for use in funerals can potentially provide an interesting reflection of these changes. Funeral music likely had its origins in ancient chants designed to frighten away spirits (Meyers, Golden & Peterson, 2009). Mention is made of the use of dirges in several funeral scenes in ancient Greek dramas (Whitwell, n.d.). The Romans apparently hired professional mourners to sing songs of praise to the deceased, known as the Nenia (Whitwell, n.d.)
In this thesis, the evolution of the Requiem Mass throughout the centuries has been explored. The ev...
Although music might seem to have nothing to do with death and the grief caused by it (to ban any mu...
This work speaks about the Vicariate of Vlašim, liturgical music and music used during the catholic ...
The music that people choose to play at funerals provides an interesting reflection of attitudes tow...
While grief is suffered in all cultures, it is expressed differently all over the world in accordanc...
This article examines the function of music during contemporary funerals in the Netherlands. Using a...
Manifestations of grief vary in different cultures, between different individuals, and over time (Ja...
Music and death were closely linked in the Elizabethan imagination: harmony provided a link between ...
In Ljubljana and in its surroundings the music at a traditional funeral still consists usually of a ...
The present thesis is an investigation into the musical rhetoric of Protestant funeral music in seve...
COMFORT MUSIC: MUSIC AND CREMATION RITUALS The crematorium is a ritual place where people meet to gr...
Tear-stained cheeks, dishevelled hair, bloodied breasts and dark clothing transformed the body to gi...
This article surveys various vocal and instrumental performances (chants, laments, calls, sounds of ...
Funeral chantings, prayers and ceremonies play very important role in all catholic folk piety practi...
Although music is an important part of cremation rituals, there is hardly any research regarding mus...
In this thesis, the evolution of the Requiem Mass throughout the centuries has been explored. The ev...
Although music might seem to have nothing to do with death and the grief caused by it (to ban any mu...
This work speaks about the Vicariate of Vlašim, liturgical music and music used during the catholic ...
The music that people choose to play at funerals provides an interesting reflection of attitudes tow...
While grief is suffered in all cultures, it is expressed differently all over the world in accordanc...
This article examines the function of music during contemporary funerals in the Netherlands. Using a...
Manifestations of grief vary in different cultures, between different individuals, and over time (Ja...
Music and death were closely linked in the Elizabethan imagination: harmony provided a link between ...
In Ljubljana and in its surroundings the music at a traditional funeral still consists usually of a ...
The present thesis is an investigation into the musical rhetoric of Protestant funeral music in seve...
COMFORT MUSIC: MUSIC AND CREMATION RITUALS The crematorium is a ritual place where people meet to gr...
Tear-stained cheeks, dishevelled hair, bloodied breasts and dark clothing transformed the body to gi...
This article surveys various vocal and instrumental performances (chants, laments, calls, sounds of ...
Funeral chantings, prayers and ceremonies play very important role in all catholic folk piety practi...
Although music is an important part of cremation rituals, there is hardly any research regarding mus...
In this thesis, the evolution of the Requiem Mass throughout the centuries has been explored. The ev...
Although music might seem to have nothing to do with death and the grief caused by it (to ban any mu...
This work speaks about the Vicariate of Vlašim, liturgical music and music used during the catholic ...