Mormonism and Music: A HISTORY (Music in American Life)

Music has flourished in the Mormon church since its beginning. In this volume Michael Hicks examines the direction that music's growth has taken since 1830. He looks closely at topics including the denomination's first official hymnals; the views of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young on singing; the Mormon Tabernacle Choir; and the changing attitudes of church officialdom and laity toward popular and non-western music styles.