In this article, the authors firstly provide a brief historical narrative of the origin of the Moravian Church and its hymnody. Secondly, they proceed to trace the origins of Moravian hymnals and their use in South Africa. Thirdly, they discuss the history of Moravian hymnals in South Africa and the contribution of South African composers and musicians. Several articles and books were consulted to trace the contribution of the Moravian hymnal from its origins in Herrnhut in Germany to Genadendal, the first Moravian mission station in South Africa and the spread of the Moravian denomination to the rest of the country. The authors also provide short biographies of selected South African Moravian composers and highlight the connectedness of Moravians across time through their hymnody. Moreover, in this article the authors use the term, ‘musicking’ to describe the musical activity from composing to performing to listening-in-audience to singing.

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社区音乐之王的摩拉维亚遗产

在本文中，作者首先提供了关于摩拉维亚教堂的起源及其赞美诗的简短历史叙述。其次，他们着手追溯摩拉维亚圣诗的起源及其在南非的使用。第三，他们讨论了南非摩拉维亚圣歌的历史以及南非作曲家和音乐家的贡献。查阅了几篇文章和书籍，以追溯摩拉维亚赞美诗的起源，它起源于德国的赫恩胡特（Herrnhut）对Genadendal，南非第一个摩拉维亚宣教站以及摩拉维亚教派向该国其他地区的传播。作者还提供了一些南非摩拉维亚作曲家的简短传记，并通过赞美诗突出了摩拉维亚人跨时的联系。此外，在本文中，作者使用了“