Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”
“May our voices be the instruments through which God breathes new life into the ancient chants of the Catholic Church, decrepit through centuries of neglect and misinterpretation!” —Patrick Williams
Where did “Ordinary Time” come from?
“Make it an unbreakable rule to ingrain the rudiments of music theory into the very bones of the beginning student, preferably before the age of nine or ten.” —Dr. Lucas Tappan
People often complain: “Catholic priests won’t pay a living wage for choir directors, yet gladly pay millions to purchase a pipe organ.”
Arthur Cardinal Roche has not had an easy time of it lately.
“The problem with semiology is not that it neglects the rhythmic indications of the oldest sources, but rather that it overinterprets them, like the nuance theory on steroids.” —Patrick Williams
Authentic sacred music should attract people. It should not drive them away.
“The Sacred Music Symposium was a vehicle of grace that changed my life.” —2019 Participant
We paid to have this extremely rare book scanned professionally.
Don’t listen to excuses!
“Sometimes there was the possibility to be faced that a particular line of research could never be followed to a successful conclusion because the evidence was now no longer available.”
We should define our terms. What makes a syllable accented, and what makes an accent a tonic accent?
The truth is stranger than fiction.
Then he got really angry (because it dawned on him what he’d just admitted).
The songs and hymns were pleasantly familiar … to the point where after twelve years I could play by heart every song in the ‘Breaking Bread’ hymnal.
