Music as Propaganda in the German Reformation
Author | : Rebecca Wagner Oettinger |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105110391757 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Music as Propaganda in the German Reformation written by Rebecca Wagner Oettinger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2001 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of the role of popular song in the Protestant Reformation in Germany reveals that, like woodcuts, songs were a significant means of spreading Reformation ideas to the illiterate, up to 90 per cent of the population.