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# Are the lyrics and/or the notes ''appropriate'' for worship in general, and in the setting of a particular celebration?

# Are the lyrics and/or the notes ''appropriate'' for worship in general, and in the setting of a particular celebration?

The actual notes to the tunes that, say, King David's choir might have sung, or his royal orchestra might have produced, are lost to us today. But the titles of many of the Psalms contain specific instructions, originally to the music director at King David's court, as to the type of tune and the types of instruments required. Hymnists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries often set the Psalms and other portions of Scripture to music, often with very good effect. The best-known example is the ''Doxology'' (literally, "study in glory") that is a paraphrase of Psalm 100; the tune is called "Old Hundredth" and remains popular today.

The actual notes to the tunes that, say, King David's choir might have sung, or his royal orchestra might have produced, are lost to us today. But the titles of many of the Psalms contain specific instructions, originally to the music director at King David's court, as to the type of tune and the types of instruments required. Archaeologists have recovered coins and other artifacts depicting musical instruments and musicians from various digs in [[Israel]]. The detail has often enabled inventors to reconstruct the instruments likely used by the court orchestras of Kings David and [[Solomon]].<ref name=Rubin>Rubin, Norman A. "[http://www.bibarch.com/Music/Music%20and%20the%20Bible.htm Musical Instruments in Biblical Israel]." ''[http://www.bibarch.com/ Biblical Archaeology]''. Accessed June 2, 2008</ref>

 

Hymnists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries often set the Psalms and other portions of Scripture to music, often with very good effect. The best-known example is the ''Doxology'' (literally, "study in glory") that is a paraphrase of Psalm 100; the tune is called "Old Hundredth" and remains popular today.

== Controversies surrounding music today ==

== Controversies surrounding music today ==