John Calvin and the Psalmody of the Reformed Churches

About this book

Louis F. Benson's historical study of psalm singing in the Reformed churches, published in 1909. Benson traces Calvin's work in Geneva, the making of the Genevan Psalter, and the spread of metrical psalmody through France, the Netherlands, Scotland, and beyond. Carefully documented, it remains a standard account of how the Reformed tradition learned to sing the Psalms.

Contents

1. I. The Historical Background.
2. II. The Situation at Geneva and Calvin’s Proposals. 🔒
3. III. Inauguration Of The Calvinistic Psalmody At Strassburg. 🔒
4. IV. Clement Marot And The Court Psalmody. 🔒
5. V. Inauguration Of Psalmody At Geneva. 🔒
6. VI. The Genevan Psalter: Calvin, Marot And Beza. 🔒
7. VII. The Melodies of the Genevan Psalter. 🔒
8. VIII. Spread of the Genevan Psalmody in France. 🔒
9. IX. The Psalmody of the Reformed Churches of France. 🔒
10. X. Calvin: His Relations to Metrical Psalmody and Church Music. 🔒
11. XI. Appendix: The Decline Of Psalmody In French-Speaking Reformed Churches. 🔒
12. Appendix to this Electronic Text: Provenance 🔒