Wesley, C.

Japanese: ウェスリー,C. - うぇすりー
Wesley, C.

...This is partly because, with the modernization of society, it has generally become impossible to maintain strict choirs and cantories as in the past, and also because Christianity, after the Enlightenment, has been forced to gradually decline in its spiritual influence. Above, I have mainly discussed Roman Catholicism and the Protestant denominations that separated in the 16th century, but among the many Protestant denominations that separated after the 18th century, the Methodist denomination, which included the Wesley brothers Charles Wesley (1757-1834) and Samuel W. (1766-1837), is particularly important. Methodist hymns, which aim to have simple melodies and familiar harmonies for the purpose of mass evangelism, are not necessarily of high artistic quality. ...

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Japanese:

…それは,社会の近代化に伴って,以前のように厳しく訓練された聖歌隊やカントライを維持することが一般的には不可能となったことに一因があり,また啓蒙主義をへたのちのキリスト教は,その精神的支配力において徐々に退潮を余儀なくされているからである。 以上,ローマ・カトリックと16世紀に分立したプロテスタント諸派を中心に述べてきたが,18世紀以降に新たに分立した多数のプロテスタント諸派の中では,ウェスリー兄弟Charles Wesley(1757‐1834),Samuel W.(1766‐1837)を擁するメソディスト派がとくに重要である。大衆伝道のために平明に歌える旋律と親しみやすい和声付けを旨としたメソディスト派の賛美歌は,芸術的実質においては必ずしも高いものではない。…

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