Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-197) and index.
The Bible -- The Old Testament -- The New Testament -- The Postbiblical and Medieval Eras -- The Church Fathers Reject Instrumental Music -- The Organ in the Medieval Western Church -- The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries -- The Reformation and Counter-Reformation -- The Role of Instruments in Roman Catholic Spain and Italy -- The English Church in the Seventeenth Century -- The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries -- Instrumental Music in Roman Catholic Italy and France -- Instrumental Requirements in Germany and Austria -- The Bass Viol and Gallery Orchestra in England and America -- The Introduction of the Organ into American Churches -- The Churches of Christ Reject the Use of Instruments -- The Organ in Nineteenth-Century Scotland -- The Twentieth Century -- The Piano in American Musical Evangelism -- Roman Catholic Pronouncements on Instrumental Music -- The Use of Musical Instruments from the Folk, Rock, and Pop Cultures -- Electronic Instruments in the Church