Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

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You may have seen the link to MusicaSacra in the right menu margin . Just what is MusicaSacra? Let me post some information from their website and you'll soon see! Q: I’m a Catholic musician and I should know chant. I know that. I’m embarrassed to say that I can’t even read the notation! A: That’s one of the reasons we hold the colloquium. Most participants don’t have prior experience in chant notation. We have classes that start at the very beginning. You will not feel intimidated at all. Quite the reverse: people here love to teach and inspire. Q: Goodness, I don’t know how any of this music even goes. I’ve heard bits and pieces but I will know far less than everyone else. A: This is a journey for all of us. There is way too much music for people to get to know in their lifetimes. In some way, all of our knowledge is spotty, and we all have to start somewhere. The experts at the Colloquium love nothing more than to teach. Q: I’m looking at the musical lineup and I ca

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Aristotle mulls the question posed within an article in the Catholic Herald, U.K. The answer is "no" but... Read the rest of the commentary on the story and catch the hyperlink to the Catholic Herald article here .

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Jeffrey Tucker of The New Liturgical Movement has a nice story on "Gloria XV ." It is a simple Gloria that any Parish can do. Please check out his story! The comments also add a great deal. So there are a number of factors here in the success of Gloria XV. It is great music. It is part of the Mass. It is unusual and challenging. But also, the celebrant has led the way in showing people how to do this. Now, I know that not everyone is so fortunate as to have a celebrant who is willing to intone the Gloria. But perhaps we should all make greater efforts here. We are, after all, talking about four words and three notes. This is not difficult. But it makes an immense difference for everyone. Get this widget | Track details | eSnips Social DNA

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I found a beautiful site called "The Recovering Choir Director" or "Cantemus Domino.net ." Please examine the website by Aristotle A. Esguerra if you would like. It is a musical treasure trove of information especially regarding the Graduale Romanum . Here are the Propers for the Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit (with audio and translations according to the Graduale Romanum ) . The MP3 links are quite beautiful. I have been listening to the Introit, "Caritas Dei diffusa est " (Romans 5:5, 10-11; Psalm 102:1). It is absolutely marvelous! The site has been added to the Favorites and Blogroll in the right menu.

Jeffrey Tucker of The New Liturgical Movement has a thoughtful and probing article on the music chosen for Mass . It is well worth reading ! Here is a snippet: People simply did not know or care that the Roman Rite comes with its own music that is part of the structure of the liturgy. The New Mass was rushed out as a text alone, rather than an entire liturgical package that included music as part of the structure, as much as the readings themselves. Vatican II said that that the chants of the Mass are to assume the primary role, but, in practice, this instruction became a dead letter. And, yes, I am aware that the problem predates 1970, but the complete loss of consciousness took place within the last decades. Many are working right now to repair the damage and recapture what has been lost, using the Graduale Romanum as the guide. But bad habits are hard to break. Musicians just aren't accustomed to considering which Mass they are instructed to do. For example, let's say t

I saw this story on the New Liturgical Movement and Jeffrey Tucker, in turn, noted it on Amy Wellborn's blog . The press release is from Wake Forest University : March 13, 2008 Samuel Weber, associate professor of early Christianity and spiritual formation at the Wake Forest University Divinity School, was invited to compose original chant settings that will be performed during the Pope’s visit to Washington, D.C., April 15 – 20. The chants will be sung during Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m. April 16 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception with Pope Benedict XVI presiding, and during a private mass with the Holy Father at the Apostolic Nunciature (Papal Embassy) the following morning. "I am deeply honored to have a small part to play in the preparation of this vesper service,” says Weber. He composed original chant melodies for the antiphons, which are scriptural verses sung before and after the Psalms and Canticles of Vespers. Peter Latona, Ba