Unaccompanied vocal music continued to be the norm in Christian worship for centuries ... Catholics retained instrumental and organ music performed only by musicians (the congregation was not ...

Submitted photo Organist Lisa Lohmeyer is shown at First Christian Church’s celebrated Aeolian-Skinner organ in Columbus ... along with music from their countries: The Eiffel Tower and music ...

Some even banned the organ in synagogue on weekdays because instrumental music introduced a feeling of rejoicing that was inappropriate since the destruction of the Temple. In Jerusalem ...