different types and examples of each of the following: hymns, mainstream types of music, chanting, scripture put to music

•Hymn - The Spacious Firmament on High 

          •hymns are prayers set to music 

          •remembering words, illustrating emotions 

          •doing the prayer together 

          •congregated singing 

          •analysis 

                    •praises God “original proclaim” - God is the Creator 

                    •he says look at the world in order to see the existence of God 

                    •“Creator’s powers” - not relevant in all religions, the story of Genesis 

                    •“the work of an almighty hand” highlights the creation of the world (Genesis), the personification of the hand of God the Creator 

•Scripture to Music - The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God 

          •numinous - look around as God is everywhere

          •“The Heavens are…his handiwork” is the one repeated line throughout 

          •triumphant music to agree with the emotional content

          •designed to be listened to 

          •communicating religious texts through song 

          •it is spiritual, relating to the Old Testament 

•Chanting - The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God

          •piece of Anglican Chant for Evensong 

          •drone chant with melodic ornamentation 

          •focus on words not the melody 

          •creates a sense of numinous and self-reflection 

          •a sense of togetherness brings people closer 

•Mainstream Music - Lady Gaga’s Judas 

          •plenty of religious imagery 

          •crown on thorn symbolises Jesus on the Cross

          •she is speaking as Mary Magdalene - how she’s in love with her betrayer even with Jesus

          •she is shown with Jesus’s 12 apostles 

          •gun produces lipstick on Judas shows how she cannot destroy her love, sealing her fate in 

          •Judas kisses Jesus for the last time as his final act of betrayal 

          •wear’s the Egyptian symbol the Eye of Horus to protect Christ from Judas’ backstabbing

          •cross jewellery and jewelled mace are fashioned on the Instruments of Passion, which kill Jesus as Christianity transforms these devices to show Christ’s glory 

          •drowning refers to baptism and a symbolic burial with Christ - water is a symbol of

           purification, but also disease and death e.g Noah’s Ark  

          •“I’ll wash his feet with my hair” Mary washes Jesus’ feet with her tears and dries them with her hair, but Mary of Bethany is looked down as she uses perfume - a waste of money 

          •“even after three times he betrays me” - Judas betrayed Jesus and Peter denied 3 times