Philosophy Of Music In Roman Catholic Worship

Roman Catholic directives in music have restored a sung liturgy and developed a liturgical role for music. What is true in Catholic circles is also true among other liturgical communities. The goal of music in worship is the text of the liturgical service. Before 1903, the philosophy of music in liturgical worship existed only in practice, in the making of music. The first official written statement on sacred music by an authority within a liturgical church was the papal letter Tra la Solicitudine in 1903. Written as a reform document to correct the abuses of operatic and romantic music of the two preceding centuries, Pope Pius X, who had been the choir director in the seminary in Venice, wanted to reinstate a chant style of music in the liturgy. Vatican Council At the Second Vatican Council in 1963-65, the leaders of the Catholic church, with support from all the liturgical churches, affirmed that "full, conscious, and active participation" of the faithful was the aim of the litu…