Can I read Listen with the Ear of the Heart: Music and Monastery Life at Weston Priory (Eastman/Rochester Studies Ethnomusicology) (Volume 7) on EtoBox?

Listen with the Ear of the Heart: Music and Monastery Life at Weston Priory (Eastman/Rochester Studies Ethnomusicology) (Volume 7) by Maria S. Guarino is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Listen with the Ear of the Heart: Music and Monastery Life at Weston Priory (Eastman/Rochester Studies Ethnomusicology) (Volume 7) about?

<b>A "contemplative" ethnographic study of a Benedictine monastery in Vermont known for its folk-inspired music.</b>Far from being a long-silent echo of medieval religion, modern monastery music is instead a resounding, living illustration of the role of music in religious life. Benedictine monks gather for communal prayer upwards of five timesper day, every day. Their prayers, called the Divine Office, are almost entirely sung. Benedictines are famous for Gregorian Chant, but the original folk-

Who reads Listen with the Ear of the Heart: Music and Monastery Life at Weston Priory (Eastman/Rochester Studies Ethnomusicology) (Volume 7)?

Author

Maria S. Guarino

Publisher

University of Rochester Press

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781580469104

Category

history

Subjects

Music, History, Religion

Updated

2026-03-25