# The Christian Singer from the Gospels to the Gothic Cathedrals

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Professor Christopher Page FBA, Chris Watson, Catherine King, Simon Wall, Greg Skidmore
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Music
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/christian-singer-gospels-gothic-cathedrals)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Like many others in the first and second centuries, the governor thought the Christians very strange. So they were in many respects, but they were not so strange that they repudiated the use of ritual song. We begin our survey with the music of the first Christian communities.

## Lectures

1. [The Music of the First Christians](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-christian-singer-gospels-gothic-cathedrals/14bedf65243a) (YouTube)
2. [Towards a Ministry of Singing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-christian-singer-gospels-gothic-cathedrals/68f317b578ca) (YouTube)
3. [Schooling Singers in the Cathedrals](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-christian-singer-gospels-gothic-cathedrals/e2e354ca9eaf) (YouTube)
4. [Roman Singing and its Influence Across Europe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-christian-singer-gospels-gothic-cathedrals/3432c38b0cb6) (YouTube)
5. [The Christian Singer: Charlemagne and Beyond](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-christian-singer-gospels-gothic-cathedrals/9663502b7298) (YouTube)
6. [Singers in the Making of Europe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-christian-singer-gospels-gothic-cathedrals/347400fd1fd7) (YouTube)