NLM: Plainsong Must Return to Our Parishes

Jeffrey Tucker presents a very lucid argument for returning plainsong now as the new Liturgical translations are being implemented. Read his essay and see if you agree.

The Church in her wisdom accommodates this with the musical structure of the Roman Rite. It gives the parts that change the least to the priest. The parts that change a bit more but still not much are assigned to the people generally (the ordinary). The parts that are very difficult and change every week are assigned to the choir, precisely because people with a musical vocation love change and variety and can handle that from a technical point of view.

So consider using the new Mass texts as a way to completely rethink the way music is used in the parts that generally belong to the people. By using plainsong, we make the transition easier, and also take a huge step to using the music that is most suitable to the Roman Rite.

The full article is here.