tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post3507003499177459014..comments2024-03-28T16:16:51.062-04:00Comments on Musings of a Pertinacious Papist: Bad 'good' musicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-30747873758837422652011-03-26T14:23:56.535-04:002011-03-26T14:23:56.535-04:00Amen.
It is bad enough having to deal with the &q...Amen.<br /><br />It is bad enough having to deal with the "bad" music that has essentially been neutered of so much meaning, that a Jew, Muslim, Protestant or Atheist could listen to it without cause for concern.anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787815747756899970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-78838703813856843492011-03-26T11:52:00.283-04:002011-03-26T11:52:00.283-04:00I enjoyed Day's criticism of modern church mus...I enjoyed Day's criticism of modern church music. The music is maudlin and often unsingable, and some of the lyrics border on heresy, when they are not simply incoherent.<br /><br />Truth be told, and unlike Day (who is, after all, a music director, and has to put bread on the table), I would prefer as little singing as possible, and then only of gregorian chant, preferably by a small choir, not by the Joe Sixpacks of the pews. I would prefer that communion be silent, for the same reason that I prefer adoration of the host to be silent. I would prefer that music not be used as filler for moments of silence. <br /><br />I would prefer, in short, as little emphasis on "participation" as possible. "Participation", I have come to think, inevitably trivializes and distorts the prayerfulness of silent witness.<br /><br />For all these reasons, I am convinced that liturgical renewal efforts are wrongheaded in themselves, regardless of whether they are initiated by Pius X or Paul VI. <br /><br />I'm sick of "joy joy joy" and "hi, neighbor." There will be time enough for that following a favorable particular judgment.Ralph Roister-Doisternoreply@blogger.com