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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.

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Even Catholic parishes today are not wanting for talent. But no serious singer or organist will get anywhere near the typical music program, at least if he wants to retain his self-respect.

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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.

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The democratic and pedestrian character of the new Mass itself seems to invite the ditties that pass for hymns these days.

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And this speaks to the larger problem that no one wants to talk about: the restoration of the Roman rite is a precondition for a long-term fix for the problem.

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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.

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There's nothing stupider than bursting into song for seven seconds and then falling silent again.

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Music had always been the handmaid of the Roman liturgy.

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Then suddenly the Roman liturgy disappeared as we knew it.

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All you hear Catholics turning out these days are pop versions of the old Protestant anthems.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Clergyman

Born: September 8th, 1833

Died: May 12th, 1894

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