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title: 'Musical Letters from Abroad: Including Detailed Accounts of the Birmingham, Norwich, and Dusseldorf Musical Festivals of 1852'
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authors:
- 'Lowell Mason'
date: 1854-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Hymnody and Psalmody'
- 'Public Worship'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 150'
- 'Colossians 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mason-1854-musical-letters-from-abroad-including-detailed-accounts-of-the-birmingham-norwich-and-dusseldorf-musical-festivals-of-1852
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# Musical Letters from Abroad: Including Detailed Accounts of the Birmingham, Norwich, and Dusseldorf Musical Festivals of 1852

Lowell Mason's travel letters critique European church music—cathedral chanting, congregational singing, and organ use—and advocate clearer, more participatory psalmody in worship.

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