Hirtenbrief zur Kirchenmusik von Erzbischof Alexander Sample

Karsten, Samstag, 08. Juni 2013, 20:46 (vor 4828 Tagen)

Hallo!

Alexander K. Sample, der Erzbischof von Portland, hat ein Hirtenbrief veröffentlicht, in dem er sich zum Stellenwert sakraler Musik im Gittesdienst äußert. Starker Tobak. Aber die Pfeifenorgel kommt ganz gut weg, im Gegensatz zu NGL & Co.

One often gets the impression that, as long as the written text of the music or
song speaks about God, then it qualifies as “sacred music.” Given what has
been articulated here, this is clearly not the case. As an example, the Gloria of
the Mass set to a Polka beat or in the style of rock music is not sacred music.
Why not? Because such styles of music, as delightful as they might be for the
dance hall or a concert, do not possess all three of the intrinsic qualities of
sanctity, artistic goodness (beauty) and universality proper to sacred music.
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Gruß
Karsten