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secular music have always influenced each other a great deal, and many forms of music, such as gospels and spirituals, originally made their way into houses of prayer from the secular world, and in the 20th century, so has pop music.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.
Piano-Vocal-Guitar Songbook
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 607983
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 403140
Original Sheet Music Edition
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Single edition
Item no.: 602926
im Auftrag des Verbandes evangelischer Chöre in Hessen und Nassau
for: Mixed choir, band (piano, guitar, bass, drums, wind instruments)
Score
Item no.: 276250
Pop hits in easy arrangements for piano
(with lyrics and chords)
for: Piano; voice ad lib.
Songbook (piano, chords, text)
Item no.: 676613
Pops For String Quartet
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 492241
for: Mixed choir a cappella
CD
Item no.: 499738
Ein Traum verändert die Welt
for: Solo voices, mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, big band
Audio-CD
Item no.: 766415
Director/Piano Score
for: 3-5 oct. Handbells and Piano
Score
Item no.: 854880
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 882286
Orgue et liturgie vol. 52
Collection pour grand orgue
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 639005
Das Chorbuch für gemischte Stimmen. Die klingende Chorbibliothek
CD 7 mit Vokalaufnahmen
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 299507
Pop- und Gospeloratorium
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), piano; alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, rhythm group ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 660430
für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 107729
für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 107699
Pop-Kantate
for: Jugendchor (Kinderchor) und Klavier (Schlagzeug und Kontrabass ad libitum)
Piano reduction
Item no.: 357056
HCCS - Helbling Choral Concert Series
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 456681
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 490674
For SSA Choral
Arranged by Shaw, Kirby
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Item no.: 605431
für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 361414
Maulbronner Kammerchor und Stuttgarter Kantorei
Lieder aus dem gleichnamigen Chorbuch
for: Choir
Audio-CD
Item no.: 604869
Professional Keyboard Arrangement~Mega Pop Classic 1
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 551817
aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
Item no.: 1657319
aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
Item no.: 424614
aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
Item no.: 424612
aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
Item no.: 424609
aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
Item no.: 424598
Single edition
Item no.: 483445
Oslo Gospel Choir
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 363679
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 128951
for mixed chorus and instruemnts
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book, CD
Item no.: 410275
for: Recorder
Music score
Item no.: 143645
Hal Leonard Discovery Jazz Series
for: Big band
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 673487
Piano-Vocal-Guitar Songbook
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 606038
Pop-Kantate
for: Chor (1-3 stimmig) und Klavier, Kontrabass und Schlagzeug ad lib.
Klavierauszug
Item no.: 357050
The landmark pop hit of the '80s
Discovery Plus Band Series – A Series for Developing Bands
for: Youth concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 672831
for female chorus and piano
Novello Choral Pops
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 494215
for: Trumpet [cornet], piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 615028
aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
Item no.: 424613
ALB
Ebony And Ivory', 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina', 'That'll Be The Day', 'Goodnight Girl' plus many more great British chart-toppers. SEE ALSO> CLT, FLT, PF, SAX.
100 No.1 Hits
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 416175
für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 107715
from "Sister Act"
De Haske Pop Collection
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 226780
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 550971
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
mit Kopierrecht
Item no.: 472366
Zusatzstimmen zur Akkordeonausgabe
for: Combo
Set of parts (without Accordion)
Item no.: 188409
Zusatzstimmen zur Akkordeonausgabe
for: Combo
Set of parts (without Accordion)
Item no.: 137238
Geistliche Musik
for: Mixed Choir [SAB] and Piano
Choir score
Item no.: 937997