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Article: A History of Music at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
- Article from:
- Anglican and Episcopal History
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Historical Society of the Episcopal Church Dec 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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BARRA BOYDELL. A History of Music at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. Rochester, New York, and Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: The Boydell Press, 2004. Pp. xvi + 218, plates and musical examples, appendices, abbreviations and bibliography, index. $75.00.
One might turn to A History of Music at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin as much for a narrative of religious as musical events in Ireland between 1500 and 1900. Since music has been deeply involved with both politics and religion, Barra Boydell's broad, contextual account of music in one of the Dublin's two cathedrals tells an intriguing story of the city during that time. The book relates perceptively with the reconsideration of Irish ...