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secular music have always influenced each other a great deal, and many forms of music, such as gospels and spirituals, originally made their way into houses of prayer from the secular world, and in the 20th century, so has pop music.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.
aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
Item no.: 424613
for: Mixed choir a cappella
CD
Item no.: 499738
Das Chorbuch für gemischte Stimmen. Die klingende Chorbibliothek
CD 7 mit Vokalaufnahmen
Playback-CD (without sheet music)
Item no.: 299507
für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 107729
HCCS - Helbling Choral Concert Series
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 456681
Pop-Kantate
for: Jugendchor (Kinderchor) und Klavier (Schlagzeug und Kontrabass ad libitum)
Piano reduction
Item no.: 357056
für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 107715
aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
Item no.: 424609
Single edition
Item no.: 483445
für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 107699
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book, CD
Item no.: 410275
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), piano; alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, rhythm group ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 660430
for: Mixed choir, piano
Score
Item no.: 490674
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
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for: 3-5 oct. Handbells and Piano
Score
Item no.: 854880
for: Recorder
Music score
Item no.: 143645
for: Voice, piano [guitar]
Buch
Item no.: 606038
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Item no.: 605431
for: 3 melodic instruments (C/B-flat) (C/B-flat/E-flat) (C/B-flat/E-flat low), piano [keyboard], guitar, bass, percussion
Score, parts, audio files
Item no.: 3723
for: Big band
Score, set of parts, online audio
Item no.: 673487
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: Mixed choir (SATB), rhythm section [piano]
Piano score, Choir score, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
Item no.: 8057
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Piano score, Choir score, audio file (pdf/mp3 download)
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for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano; guitar, bass, percussion ad lib.
Score, audio files
Item no.: 8001
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 494215
for: Piano
Item no.: 603251
for: Voice, piano [guitar/keyboard]
Songbook
Item no.: 128951
from "Sister Act"
De Haske Pop Collection
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 226780
for: Trumpet [cornet], piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 615028
for: Trumpet
Music score
Item no.: 416175
for: Keyboard
Item no.: 551817
for: Chor (1-3 stimmig) und Klavier, Kontrabass und Schlagzeug ad lib.
Klavierauszug
Item no.: 357050
14 Duets for two trumpets
for: 2 trumpets
Item no.: 333807
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675491
Card Size
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 675480
Item no.: 1669666
für Akkordeon (Keyboard)
(mit Texten und Akkorden)
for: Accordion [keyboard]
Music score
Item no.: 186353
aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
Item no.: 424617
aus: Pop-Chorbuch zum EG: Morning has broken
Instrumentalstimmen-Set
for: Choir, band
Set of parts (Band)
Item no.: 674828
für Männerchor (TTBB)
Mann singt
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 348043
for: Trumpet (B-flat) [clarinet], accordion
Item no.: 107764
Bläserstimmen zur Akkordeonausgabe
for: Melody instrument (treble clef)
Set of parts (without Accordion)
Item no.: 149254
for: Solo voices, mixed choir (SATB), string orchestra, big band
DVD (video)
Item no.: 766414
for: Keyboard [piano]
Music score, MIDI-Diskette
Item no.: 223825
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 494846
for: Piano
Songbook
Item no.: 139015
for: Flute
Songbook
Item no.: 414911
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 414685