Crescendos and Diminuendos: Meditations for Musicians and Music Lovers
By Jack Coleman and Cliff Barrows
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Musicians, students of music, and anyone who enjoys music and wants to learn more about how God uses it to inspire and instruct us will love this one-of-a-kind devotional. Includes a foreword by Cliff Barrows, music and program director for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and endorsements from Michael W. Smith, Kurt Kaiser, and Don Moen.
Jack Coleman
Jack is a spiritual explorer that continually dives through many facets of life to see the construct of reality. His journey is ever changing while staying true to the cause of spreading awareness about the inner workings of life. Being a Sacred Clown, also termed by Native Americans as a “heyoka empath,” he can stir up much controversy with his insights, all with the intention to progress his and other’s understanding of the world we endlessly co-create.
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Crescendos and Diminuendos - Jack Coleman
Crescendos and
Diminuendos
Crescendos and
Diminuendos
MEDITATIONS FOR MUSICIANS
AND MUSIC LOVERS
Jack Coleman
© 2007 by the estate of Jack Coleman
Published by Baker Books
a division of Baker Publishing Group
P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287
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Printed in the United States of America
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Coleman, Jack L., d. 1985.
Crescendos and diminuendos : meditations for musicians and music lovers / Jack Coleman.
p. cm.
ISBN 10: 0-8010-6836-3 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-8010-6836-2 (pbk.)
1. Musicians—Prayers and devotions. 2. Music—Religious aspects—Christianity— Meditations. 3. Music appreciation. I. Title
BV4596.M87C65 2007
242 .68—dc22
2007015764
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Interior design by Brian Brunsting
This book is dedicated to my dear wife, Sarah,
whose prayers, suggestions, research, and encouragement
made its completion a reality.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Adagio
Ad Libitum
Agitato
Alla Breve
Allargando
Allegro
Andante
Assai
A Tempo
Attacca
Cantabile
Coda
Con Espressione
Crescendo
Da Capo
D.C. Al Fine
Dal Segno
D.S. Al Fine
Diminuendo
Divisi
Dolce
Fermata
Forte Piano
Fortissimo
Gioioso
Largo
Legato
Leggiero
Lento
Maestoso
Marcato
Meno
Moderato
Mosso
Molto
Obbligato
Pianissimo
Piu
Poco a Poco
Rallentando
Rubato
Segue
Semplice
Sempre
Sforzando
Sostenuto
Sotto Voce
Subito
Tacet
Troppo
Tutti
Vivace
A Word to Directors and Ministers of Music
Foreword
Beginning in my college years and extending through my time with the Billy Graham organization, I have had the God-given opportunity to express my heartfelt love of music. I have used my trombone, sung duets, and led large crusade choirs, and during every session, no matter the size or chosen music, it was essential that I prepare my heart to express joy and direct with integrity and skill, ever mindful that God is the audience. Throughout this long tenure, I have found a musical expression that describes my life: gioioso!
It should be no surprise that joy is the essence of the Christian life. God brought to us, through his Son, the gospel of great joy. And Scripture is replete with illustrations of musicians and their role in leading armies or announcing Christ’s spectacular birth.
In this book you will find many musical terms, such as gioioso, that possess spiritual significance. And this is understandable, because, as Jack Coleman writes, God is harmony and balance. He is the source of every melodic line and rhythm.
John Wesley expressed how central God was to his own compositional work when he wrote the following beside one of his hymns: Oh let me undivided be, to watch and work and wait for Thee.
May the same be true of us, in music and in life.
Cliff Barrows
Preface
How many times have I looked at a musical term on a score and wished that I had some immediate in-depth information on its definition and use? I cannot count the number. It has been frustrating and sometimes embarrassing.
So, I thought I would choose fifty-two of the most used musical terms, one for each week of the year—if that has any special significance— and write about them. It has been very stimulating to see these terms from a new perspective and to realize that each one could be considered in a dimension of spiritual application.
In this application, one factor above all others should remain preeminent in our thinking: the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. For he is harmony and balance. He is the source of every melodic line and rhythm. He is music in all its depth and multifaceted character.
May the crescendos and diminuendos of your life experience be controlled by the Lord and may his promised victories be yours.
Jack Coleman
Adagio
Literally, at ease
; at a slow tempo.
Most music dictionaries define the tempo of adagio