author
Matthew Nathanael Lundquist
1886–1964
A scholar of church music and hymn history, he wrote for Lutheran organists and choir directors with a teacher’s eye for both meaning and craft. His best-known book, Hymnological Studies, explores how hymns work as poetry, worship, and musical tradition.
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Hymnological Studies
by Matthew Nathanael Lundquist
About the author
Born in 1886, Matthew Nathanael Lundquist was an American writer, music scholar, and teacher whose work centered on hymnology and sacred music. The surviving records available here point to a career closely connected with Lutheran musical life and with teaching in the field.
His most widely available book is Hymnological Studies, published in 1926. In its preface, Lundquist describes it as the result of personal interest and lecture work, written especially for Lutheran organists and choir directors. The book studies the history, literary character, and religious purpose of hymns, showing his interest in both music and devotional practice.
Library and catalog records also associate him with Later Renaissance Motets (1524-1580), first published in 1937, which suggests a broader scholarly interest in choral and historical church music. He died in 1964.