In modern studies of the theology and music theory of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the tendency has been for theologians to ignore references to music and for musicologists to disregard theological statements. This paper seeks to illustrate, by way of representative examples, on the one hand, some of the theological concerns expressed by music theorists of the period, and on the other hand, to record some of the musical matters explored by theologians; at the same time the paper is also a call for further research.
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