The greatest contribution of the Lutheran Church to the culture of Western civilization lies in the field of music. Our Lutheran University is therefore particularly happy over the fact that, under the guidance of Professor Theodore Hoelty-Nickel, head of its Department of Music, it has been able to make a definite contribution to the advancement of musical taste in the Lutheran Church of America. The essays of this volume, originally presented at the Seminar in Church Music during the summer of 1944, are an encouraging evidence of the growing appreciation of our unique musical heritage.

O. P. Kretzmann

Foreword

Opening Address
Prof. Theo. Hoelty-Nickel, Valparaiso, Ind.

Benefits Derived from a More Scholarly Approach to the Rich Musical and Liturgical Heritage of the Lutheran Church
Prof. Walter E. Buszin, Concordia College, Fort Wayne, Ind.

The Chorale—Artistic Weapon of the Lutheran Church
Dr. Hans Rosenwald, Chicago, Ill.

Problems Connected with Editing Lutheran Church Music
Prof. Walter E. Buszin

The Radio and Our Musical Heritage
Mr. Gerhard Schroth, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.

Is the Musical Training at Our Synodical Institutions Adequate for the Preserving of Our Musical Heritage?
Dr. Theo. G. Stelzer, Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Nebr.

Problems of the Church Organist
Mr. Herbert D. Bruening, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Chicago, Ill.

Members of the Seminar, 1944

From The Musical Heritage of the Lutheran Church, Volume I (Valparaiso, Ind.: Valparaiso University, 1945). Reprinted by permission of Valparaiso University.

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