Christian music
Under Christian music is mainly music with Christian underlaid texts understood, such as spiritual music that springs from the Christian tradition, so for example, the Gregorian chant, the a cappella singing of the Orthodox liturgies, the oratory, the chorales, concert fairs and passions and Music in Passion Play.
Further, in the Christian churches of different and partly extensive traditions of church singing - such as in continental Europe or in the English cultural space - and Christian choral singing. For this originally European genre has developed primarily in the southern United States under the influence of the early jazz of the gospel singing, who moved an entire tradition of Christian -oriented jazz.
Styles of today
Today there are Christian connotations music in virtually all forms, from traditional church music, created in their usefulness for liturgical use up to contemporary pop and rock music as well as soul, hip - hop, dance, punk and metal, the less of their Christian property establish liturgical potential than of philosophical statements here:
- Chant
- Gospel song
- Negro Spiritual
- Gospel
- New Sacred Song
- Christian pop music Praise and Worship ( Worship )
- Christian rock
- Christian Metal
- Gospel
Events
Among the most famous annual Christian music events include major festivals such as the Christmas Rock Night in Ennepetal, the Assumption Festival in Wüstenrot Neuhütten, the Maiday in Minden and Freakstock in Borgentreich.