January 2020
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Music Historians and the Non-Use of Instrumental Music in Worship

Dr. Curt Sachs (Columbia University, Eminent Musicologist)“All ancient Christian music was vocal.” Joseph Bingham (Antiquities of the Church)“Music in the church is as ancient as the Apostles; but instrumental music is not.” John Wesley“I have no objection to the organ in our chapel, provided it is neither seen nor heard.” John Calvin (Calvin’s Commentary on… Continue reading
