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secular music have always influenced each other a great deal, and many forms of music, such as gospels and spirituals, originally made their way into houses of prayer from the secular world, and in the 20th century, so has pop music.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.
Recorded by R. Kelly
Young Concert Band
for: Concert band [youth concert band]
Score
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Kinder-Mini-Musical für Sprecher, Darsteller, Soli, Kinderchor und Instrumente
Klavier-Partitur mit Aufführungshinweisen
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, keyboard
Score
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Offertorium de venerabili sacramento
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: GemCh-SATBSATB, 1. Posaune, 2. Posaune, 3. Posaune, Streicher, Orgel
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir book, CD
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Pop-Arrangements zum Evangelischen Gesangbuch
for: Mixed choir, instruments
Choir score
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Die größten Hits spielerisch leicht gesetzt für C-, B und Es-Instrumente (mit Text)
Band 2
for: Melody instrument (C/B-flat/E-flat)
Music score, Playback-CD
Item no.: 496547
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 585614
for: Choir
Choir book (Hardcover)
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für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
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for: Choir (3 voices), piano
Choir score
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für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 180700
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook PVG (Piano/Vocal/Guitar), online audio
Item no.: 431942
Single edition
Item no.: 148429
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Music score
Item no.: 603854
for: Voice, guitar [accordion/keyboard]
Songbook (melody, chords, lyrics)
Item no.: 431617
De Haske Pop Collection
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 678656
for: Piano
Item no.: 335238
Pop-Oratorium - Das Projekt der tausend Stimmen
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), instruments
Choir score
Item no.: 664810
HCCS - Helbling Choral Concert Series
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 457386
für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
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für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
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aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
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aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
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für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
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Five Finger Piano Songbook
for: Piano
Music score
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for: Guitar
Music score (with TABs)
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aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
Item no.: 1664001
aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
Item no.: 674825
Zusatzstimmen zur Akkordeonausgabe
for: Combo
Set of parts (without Accordion)
Item no.: 224080
für gem Chor (Z.T mit Solo und Instrumenten) Partitur
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Choir book
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für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 153344
for: Fanfare Band (brass & saxophones)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 775127
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
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from "Songs for Gospel 3"
for Choir (SATB), Piano (Guitar, Bass, Drums ad lib)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Score, audio files
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(mit Texten und Akkorden)
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Music score
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für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
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Gospel Pianoschule für fortgeschrittene Spieler
Professionell spielen und begleiten
for: Piano
DVD (learning video)
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Band 2: Beliebte und bekannte Folkloresongs und Traditionals
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Music score (anthology)
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für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 107703
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 659999
Audio-CD zum gleichnamigen Pop-Klavierbuch
for: Piano
Audio-CD
Item no.: 149656
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
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for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook (Hardcover)
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for: Mixed choir (SAB), piano
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
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for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Score
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