When the truth is that there would be no great Western music, and certainly no decent choral repertoire, without the Catholic faith.
When the truth is that there would be no great Western music, and certainly no decent choral repertoire, without the Catholic faith.
For two thousand years, the Church has guided the development of music, carefully legislating to fuse artistic talent and aesthetic beauty with the demands of the Faith.
Inaudible prayers, particularly of the Canon, which at first don't seem to have anything to do with music, end up being a very important part of the aesthetic of the traditional structure of the Mass.
Music had always been the handmaid of the Roman liturgy.
Catholic liturgical music, it would seem, is everywhere but in the Catholic Church itself.
Thus the slogan should be reversed: Catholics taught the world what music is supposed to sound like, and, more importantly, what it is supposed to mean.
The pastor of a parish will typically have no education in the chant or in music, and he will hire the first music director who walks through the door.
Ironically, we live in times that are awash in authentic sacred music.
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