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Music and Faith Lectures: Liturgical Music in the Age of Enlightenment: Mozart and Haydn

Darien Library presents a new four-week, Tuesday lecture series on music and faith taught by Gil Harel. (Watch his previous lectures.) All lectures take place from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Community Room at Darien Library. — an announcement from Darien Library
Liturgical Music in the Age of Enlightenment: Mozart and Haydn
European society changed dramatically in the second half of the 18th century, and as it did, so did the role of music in the church. In this era where philosophers touted the supremacy of reason over dogma, liturgical music often took on the characteristics of then-contemporary music. In this era, melody was king and simple, homophonic textures prevailed.