The Pope is considering a dramatic overhaul of the Vatican in order to force a return to traditional sacred music.
After reintroducing the Latin Tridentine Mass, the Pope wants to widen the use of Gregorian chant and baroque sacred music.
In an address to the bishops and priests of St Peter's Basilica, he said that there needed to be "continuity with tradition" in their prayers and music.
He referred pointedly to "the time of St Gregory the Great", the pope who gave his name to Gregorian chant . . . . . Read more HERE
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Hey, that's cool. Somebody should be performing all that beautiful old church music. :)
You can find quite a bit of it on the Choral Public Domain Library (link on the right). Great resource! The challenge is finding something short and simple enough for my choir. I really want to find more 18-19th Century British church music. It's not as easy to find as you might think . . .
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