I have to be honest, I think the debate ongoing over certain aspects of worship music, for example yet another of Anthony Esolen's pet causes, as an aside some causes of his which appear obsessions to the point of unhealthiness, although I am not referring to his comments on liturgical music, I think simply are other issues masquerading as debates over music. This entire debate got really going post-Vatican Two and probably appeared as somewhat low-hanging fruit to attack. Setting that opinion aside, however, clearly without debate what is one person's music is another person's noise and to travel down the path of defining what is "music" and what is "noise" is problematic on its face. I have been to many types of worships, from Evangelical denominations that play loud what would be considered probably rock music but are very well attended especially by younger people, but with the music at my age not something I want to have forced on me, to services based on chants and everything in between. In fact, I have attended LDS services and I do not recall them having music at all. Many Catholic masses, like daily small attended masses, also have no music. If I had my way--and I played an instrument in a church choir as a child--there would be no music. At this point I don't like singing, listening to most music, singing prayers, or for that matter being expected to participate in anything like that which I consider very arguably extraneous to core aspects of the worship service anyway. You do, however, present one of the more thought-out arguments on this issue I have seen.
Fitting that you posted this today, Sarah. Given whose feast day this is:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Cecilia
'Twas not a coincidence. I'm impressed that you noticed though.
I didn’t think so 😊
Better music...
https://youtu.be/i5nTe2D-buo?si=JBN3uK-BMoXTHQ54
I have to be honest, I think the debate ongoing over certain aspects of worship music, for example yet another of Anthony Esolen's pet causes, as an aside some causes of his which appear obsessions to the point of unhealthiness, although I am not referring to his comments on liturgical music, I think simply are other issues masquerading as debates over music. This entire debate got really going post-Vatican Two and probably appeared as somewhat low-hanging fruit to attack. Setting that opinion aside, however, clearly without debate what is one person's music is another person's noise and to travel down the path of defining what is "music" and what is "noise" is problematic on its face. I have been to many types of worships, from Evangelical denominations that play loud what would be considered probably rock music but are very well attended especially by younger people, but with the music at my age not something I want to have forced on me, to services based on chants and everything in between. In fact, I have attended LDS services and I do not recall them having music at all. Many Catholic masses, like daily small attended masses, also have no music. If I had my way--and I played an instrument in a church choir as a child--there would be no music. At this point I don't like singing, listening to most music, singing prayers, or for that matter being expected to participate in anything like that which I consider very arguably extraneous to core aspects of the worship service anyway. You do, however, present one of the more thought-out arguments on this issue I have seen.
https://youtu.be/De1QCqA1aBo
Mozart's Gloria (12th Mass)
seems appropriate.
AS does Vivaldi's Gloria
https://youtu.be/2eWjQOdYzMQ