TY  - BOOK
AU  - Elder,D.Rose
TI  - Why the Amish sing: songs of solidarity & identity 
T2  - Young Center books in Anabaptist & Pietist studies
SN  - 9781421414652 (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - ML 3178 .A45 E43 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Baltimore
PB  - Johns Hopkins University Press
KW  - Amish
KW  - Hymns
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Music
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. I. Amish life and song. Who are the Amish? -- The functions of Amish singing -- Case study: "Es sind zween Weg" -- pt. II. Singing in childhood and adolescence. Songs for nurture: lullabies and children's songs -- Songs for instruction: singing at school -- Case study: School repertoire -- Songs of identity: youth sings -- pt. III. Singing for worship. Songs of memory: the Ausbund -- Songs of belonging: baptism, council, and communion -- Case study: The Loblied, or Lobsang -- pt. IV. Singing for special occasions. Songs of love and life: weddings and funerals -- Songs of trust: music in daily life -- Songs for the future: Amish singing in the twenty-first century -- Appendixes : I. Additional musical examples ; II. Research methods ; III. Historical studies of Amish music
ER  -