Jigging in Geneva

Louis Bourgeois was a composer of music in the church of Geneva during part of Calvin’s pastorate there. He was thrown in jail for messing with hymn tunes, producing what became derisively called Genevan jigs. Who got this modern worship leader out of the clink? Calvin convinced the authorities that Bourgeois was simply trying to enhance congregational singing.

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