Once the Mass is restored to its rightful place, we will again see choirs being developed. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes choir develop mas
Catholic liturgical music, it would seem, is everywhere but in the Catholic Church itself. Richard Morris catholicchurchliturgical Change image and share on social
And this speaks to the larger problem that no one wants to talk about: the restoration of the Roman rite is a precondition for a long-term fix for the problem. Richard Morris fixlargelong Change image and share on social
When the truth is that there would be no great Western music, and certainly no decent choral repertoire, without the Catholic faith. Richard Morris catholicchoraldecent Change image and share on social
The Italians are very unmusical. If I go to a Protestant church in London or Amsterdam or listen to a black choir, I hear four-part harmony. Italians could never do that. In Italy, we all have to sing the melody because we cannot harmonise. Gian Carlo Menotti amsterdamblackchoir share on social
It is only when you watch the dense mass of thousands of ants, crowded together around the Hill, blackening the ground, that you begin to see the whole beast, and now you observe it thinking, planning, calculating. It is an intelligence, a kind of live computer, with crawling bits for its wits. Lewis Thomas antbeastbegin share on social