Book Review: Good Music, Sacred Music, and Silence
Becoming Missionaries for the Beautiful
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polyphony
Hidden Gem: Tantum Ergo II (Kwasniewski)
If you enjoy juicy dissonances and hearing the sun dart in and out of the clouds, you’ll love this modern setting of an ancient text.
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Hidden Gem: Crux Fidelis (attr. King John IV of Portugal)
I don’t know who really wrote this motet, but I do know it’s a soothing and highly accessible selection for Holy Week.
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Hidden Gem: Alma Redemptoris Mater (Salazar)
Here’s a Spanish Baroque motet that will gradually, gently win your heart while giving your choir another good option for the entire Christmas cycle.
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