This volume presents a novel and distinct contribution to previous research on the rich
Lutheran heritage of music. It builds upon a current surge of interest in the field which
resonates with a wider interest in connections between music and religion as well as with
cultural and aesthetic dimensions of faith at large. The book situates the topic in relation to
recent developments within historical and cultural studies that have developed a more nuanced
and positive view of the interplay between theologians and other cultural agents in the
evolution of Western modernity during post Reformation processes of 'confessionalization'. It
combines conceptual discussions of key terms relevant to the study of the development and
significance of an Early Modern Lutheran Music Culture with theological readings of central
texts on music analytic approaches to historical repertoires and material perspectives on its
dissemination.
