edited by Nola Reed Knouse

The Moravians, or Bohemian Brethren, early Protestants who settled in Pennsylvania and North Carolina in the eighteenth century, brought a musical repertoire that included hymns, sacred vocal works accompanied by chamber orchestra, and instrumental music by the best-known European composers of the day. Moravian composers- mostly pastors and teachers trained in the styles and genres of the Haydn-Mozart era - crafted thousands of compositions for worship, and copied and collected thousands of instrumental works for recreation and instruction.

The book's chapters examine sacred and secular works, both for instruments - including piano solo - and for voices. The Music of the Moravian Church in America demonstrates the varied roles that music played in one of America's most distinctive ethno-cultural populations, and presents many distinctive pieces that performers and audiences continue to find rewarding.

Nola Reed Knouse, director of the Moravian Music Foundation since 1994, is active as a flutist, composer, and arranger.

2008; Hardcover; 346 pages.
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