The Monk's Tale
The Monk's Tale

Author: Kathleen Hughes

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9780814619841

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The Monk's Tale is the story of a Benedictine monk of St. John's Abbey by the name of Godfrey Diekmann, editor of Orate Fratres/Worship; organizer of and participant in national and international Liturgical Weeks; outstanding teacher; popular and gifted speaker; sought-after retreat preacher; consulter to the Pontifical Preparatory Commission on the Liturgy, which prepared for the Second Vatican Council; Council peritus fro 1963-1965; a member, from its founding, of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL); and a consultor to the Consilium for th Implementation of the Constitution on the Liturgy. A man of contagious, childlike effervescence and rock-solid faith, Farther Godfrey's life intersects and illumines some of the most fascinating events of contemporary Church history. - Provided by the publisher.

Renewal and Resistance
Renewal and Resistance

Author: Paul Collins

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9783039113811

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The Roman Catholic Church has always been concerned with the quality of the music used in the liturgy, and the essays in this volume trace the church's efforts, during the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth, to cultivate a more appropriate liturgical music for its Latin Rite. The task of restoration - expressed, for example, in the chant revival associated with the monks of Solesmes, the efforts of the Cecilian movement, and Pius X's determination to reform sacred music in the universal church - is a recurring theme in the book. Meanwhile resistance, particularly to the reforms decreed by the pope's 1903 motu proprio, also finds a voice in the volume. The essays collected here describe selected scenes and episodes from the unending story of imperfect human beings trying to express in their music the perfection of God.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Conducting Music
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Conducting Music

Author: Michael Miller

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-06-05

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1101588756

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The complex art of conducting may look effortless to the casual onlooker, however, it requires a great deal of knowledge and skill. The success of a performance hinges on the director's ability to keep the group playing together and interpreting the music as the composer intended. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Conducting Music shows student and novice conductors how to lead bands, orchestras, choirs, and other ensembles effectively through sight-reading, rehearsals, and performances.

Why Catholics Can't Sing
Why Catholics Can't Sing

Author: Thomas Day

Publisher: Crossroad Publishing

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780824511531

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This book is about the culture of American Christianity and what it does to our understanding of God, self, and community as reflected in the way Christians worship.

The Unread Vision
The Unread Vision

Author: Keith F. Pecklers

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9780814624500

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As a social history of the liturgical movement, "Unread Vision" introduces readers to the movement's pioneers and promoters and to the issues that emerged from 1926-1955. "Unread Vision" explores the foundational years and their major themes and discusses how the movement's goals and principles were received by the broader community of American Catholics.

The Diapason
The Diapason

Author: Siegfried Emanuel Gruenstein

Publisher:

Published: 1959

Total Pages: 1026

ISBN-13:

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Includes music.