Assessment

Take Home Exam 100%

Module Aims

Participants are introduced to an overview of historical development of music in the context of Catholic Liturgy over two thousand years. Identifying the scriptural and doctrinal sources, the module will help them to be cognisant of contemporary Church teaching in this area. The module provides an opportunity to look at the principles, traditions and guidance for music in the liturgical forum and their significance in how liturgy is celebrated today. Participants will explore the practical aspects of selecting, preparing, and performing music for sacraments and other liturgical celebrations.

Indicative Syllabus

• Fundamental Principles; Music and the Word
• Gregorian Chant and the heritage of Western Christian liturgical music
• Development of musical forms and styles for the liturgical context
• The directives of Vatican II and post-conciliar documents
• The musical roles of priest, congregation, choir, cantor and instrumentalist
• Liturgical music and culture
• current issues in liturgical musicology
• Singing the Orders of Initiation
• Music in the Liturgical Year Marriage and Funerals during the Liturgical Year
• Copyright and Liturgical Music
• The Broadcasting of Liturgy and Liturgical Music.

Learning Outcomes

• — LO1: Present a critical account of the theological significance of music as an integral part of the liturgical celebration;
• — LO2: Outline the Church’s official teaching on music in the liturgy;
• — LO3: Trace the major developments in Catholic sacred music through various historical epochs;
• — LO4: Work collaboratively to utilise musical, liturgical, theological and pastoral judgments in the selection of appropriate music for worship;
• — LO5: Distinguish various different types and forms of ritual music and where to utilise them appropriately within the liturgy.

Bibliography

• — Day, Thomas, Why Catholics Can’t Sing: The Culture of Catholicism and the Triumph of Bad Taste. 2nd Ed. (New York: Crossroad, 2013).
• — Foley, Edward, Foundations of Christian Music: the Music of Pre-Constantinian Christianity. Grove Liturgical Studies Vols. 22–3 (Bramcote, Nottingham: Grove, 1992).
• — Funk, Virgil C. Sung Liturgy: Toward 2000 A.D. Washington, DC: Pastoral Press, 1991.
• — Gelineau, Joseph. Voices and Instruments in Christian Worship; Principles, Laws, Applications. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1964.
• — Gill, Gerard Denis. Music in Catholic Liturgy: A Pastoral and Theological Companion to Sing to the Lord. Hillenbrand Books. Chicago, IL: Liturgy Training Publications, 2009.
• — Joncas, Jan Michael. From Sacred Song to Ritual Music: Twentieth-Century Understandings of Roman Catholic Worship Music. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1997
• — Leaver, Robin A., Joyce Ann Zimmerman, editors. Liturgy and Music: Lifetime Learning. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1998.
• — National Centre for Liturgy, Singing the Mystery of Faith: A Guide to Liturgical Music. Dublin: Veritas, 2015.
• — Quasten, Johannes, Music and Worship in Pagan and Christian Antiquity. NPM Studies in Church Music and Liturgy. Translated by Boniface Ramsey (Washington, DC: National Association of Pastoral Musicians, 1983).
• — Ruff, Anthony. Sacred Music and Liturgical Reform: Treasures and Transformations. Hillenbrand Books. Chicago, IL: Liturgy Training Publications, 2007.
• — Schaefer, Edward. Catholic Music Though the Ages: Balancing the Needs of a Worshiping Community. Hillenbrand Books. Chicago, IL: Liturgy Training Publications, 2008.