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A History of Christian Psalmody: From the Pauline Mission to the End of the Fifth Century
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Charles H. Cosgrove

A History of Christian Psalmody

From the Pauline Mission to the End of the Fifth Century

Charles H. Cosgrove

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Fortress Press,U.S.
21 October 2025
The Early Church
In A History of Christian Psalmody, Charles H. Cosgrove traces the history of Christian psalm-singing during the church's first five centuries. It describes the nature and development of psalmody in a wide range of settings, including personal and domestic devotion, daily cathedral rituals, annual feasts such as Christmas and Easter, the ascetic practices of city Christians and desert monks, and public events of the church such as martyr parades, episcopal processions, and even protest psalmody in the streets against hostile emperors. It also explains how psalms were performed, including topics such as solo and responsorial singing, antiphony, the earliest choirs, and the melodic character of ancient psalmody. A final chapter describes ancient Christian beliefs about the benefits and pleasures of psalm-singing. Written accessibly for both scholars and general readers interested in ancient Christian music, the book offers the most comprehensive account of its subject to date.
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Imprint:   Fortress Press,U.S.
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 159mm, 
Weight:   318g
ISBN:   9798889836797
Pages:   423
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Charles H. Cosgrove is emeritus professor of early Christian literature at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. He is the author of An Ancient Christian Hymn with Musical Notation (Mohr Siebeck, 2011) and Music at Social Meals in Greek and Roman Antiquity (Cambridge University Press, 2023).

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