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Mar 26, 2010 · A: Church musicians need to be thoroughly familiar with Sacrosanctum Concilium, the General Instruction on the Roman Missal, Musicam Sacram, John Paul II’s Chirograph on Sa-cred Music, and Pius X’s Tra le sollecitudini. The entire his-tory of Papal legislation on sacred music is a worthy study.
Feb 9, 2024 · Selection of sacred music should also be based on “adapting to the necessities of the Church and its parishes, considering the congregation’s needs, and fostering a sense of belonging,” he added.
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Sep 16, 2016 · The newer document repeats the purpose of sacred music as given in the Constitution as “the glory of God and the sanctification of the faithful”6 (MS 4). It reiterates the necessary characteristics of sacred music from TLS: “holiness and excellence of form” (MS 4a).
to the exalted class we refer to as “sacred music.” Here, then, is a brief look at the history of Church music in terms of what has been considered sacred and what has not.
Jul 12, 2018 · Pope Pius distinguished three characteristics: “sacred music should consequently possess [...] sanctity and goodness of form, which will spontaneously produce the final quality of universality” (§2). Concerning sanctity, for music to be sacred means that it is not the ordinary, not the every-day.
My answer to the question “What is sacred music?” must be understood within the framework of the Catholic Church’s official, magisterial teachings on sacred music, which have been repeated by popes stretching from Pope Pius X to Pope Francis.
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pressed in the Church’s liturgy, synthesizes diverse elements into a unified whole: truth, goodness, and the human impulse to worship. Concerning universality, sacred music is supra nation-al, equally accessible to people of diverse cultures.
