Bach: Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor - Theological connotations of the piece from the Well-Tempered Clavier Book I with an analysis and performance in Shockwave format. From Sojourn by Timothy A. Smith. - http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/wtc/i04.html
The Musical Reforms of Martin Luther - Shows the reformer's rationale in crafting a distinctly evangelical form of the Divine Service, giving insight into his role as compiler and composer of music with special emphasis on the Deutsche Messe. Includes MIDI audio files. - http://www.carolinaclassical.com/articles/luther.html
Paradigms of Praise - Carl Schalk studies the relationship between the Christian Church and its music with special emphasis on Luther and the Lutheran Church. - http://www.issuesetc.org/resource/archives/schalk.htm
Worship and Music: Keeping the People's Song Alive - Presentation by Marty Haugen at the ELCA "The Future of Worship" conference November 1998, informing why the Christian Church should sing. - http://www.elca.org/dcm/worship/worship/presentations/haugen_future_of_worship.html
Music in Early Lutheranism - Outline of a book by Carl Schalk with biographical sketches of Walter, Rhau, Hassler, Praetorius, Schein, Scheidt, and Schuetz. Summarizes the book and gives pricing information. - http://worship.lcms.org/insert/churchmusic/1001Essay2.htm
Evangelical Church Music - Links to biographies of composers of early Lutheran religious music, including hymns, chorales, motets, and masses. From the Here of a Sunday Morning radio program. - http://www.hoasm.org/IVC/IVCEvangChurchMusic.html
Hymnology: Lutheran Hymnody - A collection of essays and etexts at Smith Creek Music covering the music of historic and contemporary Lutheranism including Luther, Bach, chorales, liturgical reforms, collections of works, and links to related religious material. - http://www.smithcreekmusic.com/Hymnology/Lutheran.Hymnody/Lutheran.hymnody.html
Kids in the Divine Service - Series of copy-ready documents from the LCMS Commission on Worship designed to explain liturgics, hymnody, and other parts of Lutheran worship to young people. Ordering information and price included. - http://worship.lcms.org/insert/childteens/kidstoc.htm
Hymnal Supplement 98 - Introduction to and resources for new Missouri Synod volume, intended to test new hymns and introduce new worship orders aid in development of a new LCMS hymnal - http://worship.lcms.org/hymnal_supplement_98.htm
Lift Up Your Hearts - Worship and spirituality site of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. Includes many Revised Common Lectionary resources, over 1,850 links and 300 documents. - http://www.worship.ca/
LCMS Commission on Worship - Offers a sizeable library of articles for pastors, church musicians, and interested laity, as well as information on the Lutheran Hymnal Project and Lutheran Musician Enrichment. - http://worship.lcms.org
Bach and Dürer: Passion Music and Imagery - Series of woodcuts matched with selections from the St. Matthew Passion. Includes scenes from late in the life of Christ, his suffering, death, burial. - http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/ashp/oconnor/freedom/pcpage.html
The Lutheran Legacy: Restoring Music to the Laity - A beginning look at Lutheranism's musical heritage as continuation and expansion of western Christian worship and catechesis. - http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/lutheranism/15411
The St. Olaf Choir - Includes tour schedule, music CDs, and midi music. Also information about this Northfield, Minnesota college's music department. - http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/music/stolaf_choir/
O Come, Let Us Worship - A study in liturgics and hymnody presented to the 78th Annual Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod. - http://www.blc.edu/comm/gargy/gargy1/O_come_let_us_worship.html
Reconnecting To Our Lutheran Musical Heritage - Testimonial on the liturgy's effect on one young man and how it and hymns help to proclaim the Gospel in Sunday worship. - http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/lutheranism/54693
Lutheran Summer Music - A national youth music festival, held each summer on a different Lutheran college campus. Includes program information, registration forms, financial aid, contacts, and links. - http://www.lutheranmusicprogram.org
Lutheran Music Missions - Providing alternative worship forms and hymnody for established congregations and to aid in outreach. - http://www.lutheranmusicmissions.com/