%0 Journal Article
%T A Perfect Chord: Trinity in Music, Music in the Trinity
%A Chiara Bertoglio
%J Religions
%D 2013
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/rel4040485
%X The doctrine of God¡¯s Triunity is at the core of Christian faith; this article presents a theological survey of how it has been understood in a musical way during the Christian era. The role of music as a participation in the liturgy of mutual love eternally experienced in the Trinity is first analyzed, with references to the Church Fathers and to modern/contemporary theologians. Later, the three main forms of congregational singing are taken into account ( i.e., monody, polyphony and harmony), pointing out how each has been seen in turn as a symbol of the Trinity¡¯s love.
%K Trinity
%K liturgy
%K monody
%K polyphony
%K harmony
%K history of music
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/4/4/485