Session Description
If a worship song is a self-contained item with text and tune, able to stand and be used independently of its origins, why do worshipers like to know the background stories behind the hymns and choruses they love? Does it make a difference when we know something about songwriters, their context, and the situation out of which specific songs come? Does the desire to know a song’s history tell us more about the song or about ourselves? This seminar on songwriting stories will explore these questions and more.
Conference Title
2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-30-2020
Event Type
Workshop/Seminar
Type (recording/text)
Text
Subject Area
Music
Topic
Contemporary Worship
Keywords:
Songwriting, Worship, Context
Recommended Citation
Brink, Emily R.; Lim, Swee Hong; Nekola, Anna; Ruth, Lester; and Washington, Eric, "When the Story about a Song Changes How We Sing the Song" (2020). Symposium on Worship Archive. 73.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2020/allitems/73
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When the Story about a Song Changes How We Sing the Song
If a worship song is a self-contained item with text and tune, able to stand and be used independently of its origins, why do worshipers like to know the background stories behind the hymns and choruses they love? Does it make a difference when we know something about songwriters, their context, and the situation out of which specific songs come? Does the desire to know a song’s history tell us more about the song or about ourselves? This seminar on songwriting stories will explore these questions and more.