‘employing mie to any considerable degree seemed best rene. Seven yeuts later, however, het ealed bine ab a detenuined, although Uy no means ‘eric, adoeate of pslody and the cueeinend Ing itor as well of what eventually wou be one of {he mon! infants) peers ever eestel for Cheatian worship "Wht was responsible for this change in pinion? When dics cesur? How ld Calvia's ‘hiking on the sabject develop? To whom may it fave beer indelued? Notwithstanding dhe mageitde cf his musical achicrarent as mich in hie efftorial Jabors asin hie theological formulations, these qe: tions have been alse only incdentally or oxcaton Aly, never have they received the cared sorsiny vic they nerves The present est theretore cw ‘eivors t> answer them, By eliminating from con fcderation all hie later saerients on msi, and ex srsing ts elaely as pore oly the evidence aa fhe from 1516 t0 Jane 10, 1363, when he completed the preface to the Genevan Praler it secs to pore lrate Calsin’s mind curing these years and to econ ‘Krust the eentive process by which he fai the found ‘ons for hs denlogy of mse UL. THE POINT OF ORIGIN On January 16, 1537. Calvin laid before the counst sertgin sre for the organization of he earch znd its sorchip in Geneen "No more than six mime toler be hd ace to Bele erin toast Hit in reforming the sly, and Geneva had male is ices ty te tae he Ny Feta ‘Cais ein wal Ure be reery ‘te Genean Pele fm emis coals, ant vena ie ‘Seeman ie vena Foputin de én dele ene grapes oe ems pr or irs, Jy 1 isp, 6d Seid Gt ais Coaponine ae sore phe ai ia oer ‘Gites Kates 18) pp HAS? cer whch te eat See exceed at repo Pada ‘Vues drnie nee all warts are my oor Tice 1a i rR naten by FS Cin Cae Nice PW Pros, ‘Dn the a ponbeme of the cated arin a the Aecamers teen Fae ant Can, sa the deo he come teat see Witten Waller Joe Cl The Ong 9 Fntomed Pruntmutin ities (Now York GB ba snnfSor, 8) pp WIRE aa te ure ced Ih Eigen Cave sole atten | follow Water “Soe alo Sor emiy Eagine Chow, "Earl A Goene toe Ear Beradhe'h eat Gastuae Fee, fain ea Pow fatias Delcam Na, WSO) pe CRT POINT OF ORIGIN: 7 offi decision “io live according 10 the Gospel and {he War of Gon” ely om May 21 of the preceding er These bad beer since dhen ach “iroble and otinion,” the paope were sl"igrorant,” and "good corse could ot possily be effected in a singe robe? "To dat erd, however, so Calin argued) tajor step forward would be taken by mess of the following snitating the Wiseipline of eommiene ‘ion to preserve the sategety Of the cage with 70 set above allo the Lord's Supper: introducing the Singing wf tvalms into pblic. worship nsracting Clalren in evamgeial decrine to. mines te cme tinniey an purity: and deating morrage ordinance. These were the ft esertia, ithnt wh the new church could be neier "well ordered” nor "Tega Letel” “They ‘were, moreover, derived "fromthe holy Word of the Gospel" (this Cabin sient inomesstly insted, se in conelding the decent he wae at pins to erophasze again thatthe four pro psa were not of his inseion, Ft tly fa the Word of God" Given, then, this double context that, om the one hand ofthe lnpecstive for cil and ‘cocina ode ai onthe ster, of the inpereive for conforming. as closely ae posse to Scriptural pote in whe staat of this order—Catvn's Fest ceotence om muse simes a signieance ine stint ackewwedged Furthermore it ie» thing nme expe for she ees on te eae en me Fala 8 the orm Tee dete eat htt tckoeeiges fe eral jerome of De fila! abe onan Beer sae, ore Soars, Hah Th fe, Loven a ty 918). -, teCane rouet fe eme ims i mediate rca cnt te ie mor cry oy THe Soar fob Calin Seaaphy {Pedi Te Washoe Pe 1975) 96h" Enters Pathe capil ste the bet ute too tat "oe tty eentons {Se tclorn of te Chach nar carga “oat Cain raat by Space pet 5 bln emir 1¥, Nor 9 Wh Reutesh Sicha the es piss Nowa 188 (of Horm ed HE No.6) ln 1 nd $89) Sena The [Boar once Slegraphus nr le Catante of Cote ean de Pet de Cla (5 0 ast our es frmds ate cd Nowhel dis ks Somers tmp de a° GARSIDE: theologian. So generous was Bove's frame of refer tence despite the brevity of his bok, thal Calvin was tut slightly mentioned” Doven fects ia wetieuous etalon the origins of he Psalter im the sistent. ery, bt as eenitingly osteo the scores ‘loin hin ax an "enemy ofall ploeare sn al Getraction, even ofthe arts and of sic? Ble Downergue tried to eorect this nena and tena igus judgment, nculy in an emotionally charged fecrure of 1902, bu fled, precisely because forthe test part he crew attention fo the extensive ase to hich the Hlaguenot pu the alin after they fad Ten set to music rather than ¢) Calvin's own wade. Stamng of why tive sold have been dene the Bet floe. Sich gentlemen,” be excaived, nthe st {he theory of when Calin lai down, snd sah fe the song of whieh Casi wae the iaspirer and the prope fatwe ‘This fs whet Calen thought of msc, and id for music”? Dourengue had timed something of the ter: the former, however, he vitualy ignored "lly in 132 Léon Wenwete dence himself sx examination of Calvin and ail the aeto—the Tits, tnd thse fr the only scholar to do so on a systematic fd thoronghly comprehensive aeale "His Toag ‘aposii of therefore views om asc as ene fled, appropriately, “Mesiqee et len sare.” fr ie Wenrelity ceary relied, Calvin very rary, if Indes! eser, wre alot tunic suependenty of ts relationship spesiealy to public corwenral worship forthe prs of God is general. His paint of sew ote fever tint ofthe nesthetcian twas we the contrary ir cha de rm som. (Covers, Sutive Regis, 99,2 pees Su 'VI “Calne ese ay EN: ree ghee, Cate For cline wer of te set de tpi Teles prceoah gy i Eo et Bae i mere pebished ier the tke Leet te senines! dns Pee eae tae pita aimee appari pa Bie cog etn Ramen ro one seas rae md oe ante Hea Semek Ghia tare Sie era Seg ees ere ee Sy eee orate St pe are ten coe CALVIN'S THEOLOGY OF MUSIC always tat of the theologian, and alshough Wencalss Sid net wae the phase what Calin Il to 247 about the art can therefore be understood and devignated bly ra tealogy of ut ‘Mach of the mals tc which Wenelios pt the texts it penetrating ant of Jermanent valu, bot he siren inte concerned with context and chronology thatthe question of the origins ane cevelopment of Calvin's atta toward muse received mo tention Since 1982 oly two studies on the subject have ap- feared which are ofcomparabl value, Walter Hikes- Tnrg's article on. Calvin writen Toe Die Mik Gesticive ed Gegsnsert (1982). and the ection ‘even Calvin an the coapter on te" Phealgisee Geumilagen der Mik” which, Oskar Shope cone tried to Leung, publihed in 1961" "Against Toth, however. a6 againet Weneeliys, the same objec Nom net be level Neither fs hstrial it the e= sential sense af tracing ies thecugh tre” Calin’s uli serving welerences to muss are to be found in the Insiation of 1536: in US4D be enlarged the {iefae to the Genevan Poaler with the longest single assage cn the aubjext ever to come from his pee Tnsaly his reserve abont the vain of admiting mse 0 worship wa such that com the basi of what be lished i 1530 the powsity ofa Calne Key "Way Mlb, “Cabin” Mie Musik Gece sud Conca (Rae od Be Barenetr-Verlg 980) FP ees herner sted as Bombs Cot Fe ante mike Sr in rent asaee uric tnatnanaed "ones ictoary af Marie mt Wasco Cr exam now inte hh sen (Lona New ‘Stet bund on se Reorets kay aber tle twa ‘asi’ Altnughere age su rn The Daf Cam fonen fe Mate «ln Eaton, Tone Oatad Users Bree Ia, p Ws) and The Eon Gord Dismay of Want (2d Baton, Lasion Oxked Uringrty, Pe, 10, hin mane bs Gare gan the iy of Eual aplne Dsar Sole, “Thebes: Granagen der Kien “peice deytrk en deri ie kywsslguch ladoreh, Del 1 Che Lage Mavi Sinise an sian bok O74 pat wean inital Deich secs wk rsa fe wongre ‘adel nt near plement "Tere ‘Gee a Enel cop. H0-Fe) rate te ame ‘il and credit re the cher een coy eae to Sahat See “Cae eae ‘re, wa)IN MEMORIAM Roy Dickinson Welch 1885-1951 sed Sylvia Spencer Welch 1893-1973 HOMAGIUM AUCTORIS