For many centuries, the church has been one of the main sources and means of spreading new music around the world. Sacred and secular music have always influenced each other a great deal, and many forms of music, such as gospels and spirituals, originally made their way into houses of prayer from the secular world, and in the 20th century, so has pop music.
The first rock & pop superstars like Elvis Presley and The Beatles caused an uproar among devout Christians with their swinging hips, banging heads, screaming fans, and all the other ‘obscenities’ that came with them. John Lennon of the Beatles even dreamed of a better world without religion in Imagine, and he offended the Vatican with his statement that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus”. After several failed attempts to condemn pop music, the church had no choice but to come to terms with it, and to begin to integrate this new form of music.
It was partly through the work of Elvis Presley, a very devout man, that the two musical forces began to reconcile, when he published his spiritual songs and gospel albums (a compilation of which can be found in the issue Songs of Inspiration). In recent years, pop music has inspired the youth movements within the church, and many pop stars have also expressed their faith with songs inspired by religion.
The secular song Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen is one of the most popular songs in modern pop music, and in the church today, and due to its many religious allusions, it is often played at weddings, funerals and many other religious ceremonies and celebrations.
Klaus Heizmann established “Christian Pop Music” in Germany. This new religious music, which is so close to pop music, is categorised as Modern Sacred Song, and all around the English speaking world, pop singers like Sir Cliff Richard and Josh Groban sang songs of a similar style, and inspired people both in arenas, and in the church alike.
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Choir book, CD
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66 Kinderlieder und Spielstücke für Klavier oder Keyboard und andere Tasteninstrumente
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
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Songbook
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for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
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Songbook
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Drei Tophits der kalifornischen Popgruppe Toto
De Haske Pop Collection
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Score, Parts
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Ein Traum verändert die Welt
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Choir score
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for: Fanfare Band (brass & saxophones)
Score, Parts
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Trombone + Piano/Keyboard
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Geistliche Musik
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Music score
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30 well known pieces arranged for organ
Gränslöst 125
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Music score (hardcover, anthology)
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erneuerte Ausgabe 2023
for: Zither
Music score
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Evangelisches Kinder- und Jugendwerk Baden
Ausgabe mit Fadenheftung
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Songbook
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for: Piano
Music score
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for: Clarinet, piano
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for: Voice
Buch + CD
Item no.: 608738
für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 107713
Titelmelodie zur gleichnamigen Fernsehserie. Für Klavier
Single edition
Item no.: 1676839
Jazz und Pop inspirierte Messe für gem. Chor und Klavier (Bassinstrument und Schlagzeug ad lib) (1991)
ab 50 Ex.: 5%, ab 100 Ex.: 10%
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Piano score
Item no.: 627285
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Instrumentalstimmen-Set
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Set of parts (Band)
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from "Songs for Gospel 3"
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aus der „Weihnachtsmesse“ (Nr. 3)
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Piano score, Choir score, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
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Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
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14 Duets
Music Box
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Ensemble score (anthology)
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Isn't She Lovely
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Choir book
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ALB
Paul Harvey A complete programme which enables you to play from Lesson 1. Easy-to-follow text, diagrams and photographs. Based on popular songs and light classics.
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Music score
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for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)
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Sacred Choral
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Choir score
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Piano Play-Along Volume 30
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Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar), online audio
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Bläserstimmen zur Akkordeonausgabe
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Set of parts (without Accordion)
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Kinder-Mini-Musical für Sprecher, Darsteller, Soli, Kinderchor und Instrumente
Klavier-Partitur mit Aufführungshinweisen
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Score
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CD 4
15 Knallersongs für Kinder
CD
Item no.: 1665305
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675433
im Auftrag des Verbandes evangelischer Chöre in Hessen und Nassau
for: Choir, band
Choir score
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Pop-Klavierbuch
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Music score, CD
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Choralvorspiele für Orgel
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Music score
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Music score
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(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
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für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 107723
für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 107717
Bläserstimmen zur Akkordeonausgabe
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Set of parts (without Accordion)
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PPA 81
for: Piano
Music score, Playback-CD
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für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
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(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
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Für Gesang und Klavier
Single edition
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Offertorium de venerabili sacramento
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
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Choir score (Urtext edition)
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