Real Music: A Guide to the Timeless Hymns of the Church
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (589 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1618907026 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Excellent introduction to great Christian hymns. An absolutely fantastic read. Dr. Esolen has a solid grounding in both theology and poetry, which allows him to "show forth" the skill of the original authors and translators of so many beloved hymns. As a translator himself, he is also able to show how a particular translation uses particular patterns, words, and phrases to be sensitive to the motifs and elements of the original.While I read this on Kindle, and therefore did not have the CD of accompanying songs, the list is included so that one could curate a suitable playlist from your own library, or through a streaming service such as Apple Music, Spotify, or YouTube.I d. A must-read Laval49 So few people understand what "sacred music", thinking that if it is heard during Mass, it is automatically "sacred". This book explains why this is a fallacy: that when we stop trying to sing the kind of music which pleases God, we end up pleasing no one.Give God His due: Sacred Music has been defined by the Church, and there is a very good reason for it.. "Five Stars" according to peter tydeman. a bit o'class.thanks
With noted literary scholar, poet, and translator Anthony Esolen as your guide and the St. In an age when sacred hymns of the past have either been "modernized" or utterly rejected as irrelevant, Real Music restores to us to a treasure trove, the vast heritage of glorious sacred music for congregations and choirs. With the Church and Her precepts under assault from all sides, we need now, perhaps more than ever before, to contemplate the beauty and truth that these fine hymns proclaim. Real Music by Anthony Esolen (with accompanying CD of 18 hymns recorded by the St. Join Professor Esolen on a pilgrimage into the realm of glorious poetry and incomparable music, all written to bring Christians ever closer to the faith of our fathers and to the Author of our faith. Real Music is a book meant to be savored. Real Music is arranged by events in the life of our Lord and the seasons and Sacraments of the Church. Cecilia Choir of St. Whether you read the book and listen to, or perhaps even sing along with, the CD at home in your favorite easy chair, or among friends in an
You'll be glad you did." -- Tan Books . From the Inside Flap "With Anthony Esolen as your guide and the St. Cecilia Choir as your muse, join the Catholic Musical Renaissance, which is truly a recovery of the best that has been sung and prayed down through the ages