Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Musician, Chief (, menatstse’ach, i.e., the most conspicuous, i.q. leader), an officer indicated in the titles of many (53) of the Psalms and in Hab 3:10, and to be interpreted, according to Kimehi, Rashi, Aben-Ezra, and many other authorities, the precentor of the Levitical choir or orchestra in the Temple. In one late instance the … Continue reading “Musician, Chief”

Musician We meet with an address, or dedication, at the opening of very many of the psalms: “To the chief Musician.” And not a few have been led to suppose, that it means no more than a superscription to the master or chaunter who presided over the temple service; as if the Holy Ghost was … Continue reading “Musician”

Musical Instruments Of The Hebrews The obscurity attaching to this subject has long been felt and complained of. The rabbins themselves know no more of this matter than other commentators who are least acquainted with Jewish affairs. The older writers on the subject had no means of assisting their speculations by examining any representations of … Continue reading “Musical Instruments of The Hebrews”

Musical Instruments in Church Services For almost a thousand years Gregorian chant, without any instrumental or harmonic addition, was the only music used in connection with the liturgy. The organ, in its primitive and rude form, was the first, and for a long time the sole, instrument used to accompany the chant. It gave the … Continue reading “Musical Instruments in Church Services”

Musical Instruments muzi-kal instroo-ments ( , shiddah we-shiddoth): I gat me … musical instruments, and that of all sorts Ecc 2:8. Thus the King James Version and the American Standard Revised Version; the English Revised Version and the American Revised Version margin concubines very many. The word occurs only here; the meaning is not certain, … Continue reading “Musical Instruments”

Musical Musical Instruments, Ecc 2:8, A.V. They were invented by Jubal, the son of Lamech, Gen 4:21, and had appropriate names. Gen 31:27. They may be divided into three classesstringed instruments, wind instruments, and such as gave their sounds on being struck. Of stringed instruments were the harp, the instrument of ten strings, the sackbut, … Continue reading “Musical”

music, Passion Originated in the declamation of the Passion of Our Lord in front of the altar by the deacon and later by different persons, as the words of Our Lord by the priest, of the Evangelist by the deacon, and of the crowd (turba) and others by the sub-deacon. The interrelation of the alternating … Continue reading “music, Passion”

Music of the Mass Under this heading will be considered exclusively the texts of the Mass (and not, therefore, the Asperges, Vidi aquam, Litanies, Prophecies, etc., which in the Roman Missal are found more or less closely associated with the Mass in certain seasons of the Church Year), which receive a musical treatment. These texts … Continue reading “Music of the Mass”

Music, Musicians, Musical Instruments The harp and the organ, or pipe, were in use as early as Gen 4:21. Laban, when chiding with Jacob for secretly leaving him, said he would have sent him away “with songs, with tabret, and with harp.” Gen 31:27. The monuments show that the Egyptians had various musical instruments, the … Continue reading “Music, Musicians, Musical Instruments”

Music, Instrumental As there are many Christians who hold that the use of instrumental music in the sacred services of the Church does not find its warrant in the New- Testament Scriptures, we here append an article on this negative position. We add a few arguments on the affirmative. Following so closely after the historical … Continue reading “Music, Instrumental”