Richard Morris
Richard Morris
Richard Morris, was an English philologist and priest of the Church of England...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth8 September 1833
mainly messages
The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture.
catholic everywhere music
Catholic liturgical music, it would seem, is everywhere but in the Catholic Church itself.
bursting falling seconds seven stupider
There's nothing stupider than bursting into song for seven seconds and then falling silent again.
aesthetic music
Inaudible prayers, particularly of the Canon, which at first don't seem to have anything to do with music, end up being a very important part of the aesthetic of the traditional structure of the Mass.
suddenly
Then suddenly the Roman liturgy disappeared as we knew it.
aesthetic artistic beauty carefully church demands faith fuse guided music talent thousand
For two thousand years, the Church has guided the development of music, carefully legislating to fuse artistic talent and aesthetic beauty with the demands of the Faith.
mass restored
Once the Mass is restored to its rightful place, we will again see choirs being developed.
sections stores
Record stores have whole sections devoted to the chant.
copyright owner possession
It confirms what the Societe has said all along, which is that the Societe is the owner of the copyright and that any reproduction or even possession of plasters, molds and bronzes is a copyright violation,
francis rehearsals
At St. Francis de Sales in Atlanta, we do not have an organ. We do not have rehearsals during the week. We do not have a professional choir.
clash sexy
It really is a clash of titans. And, there's a very sexy score.
larger rite roman speaks wants
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.
far situation
In practice, however, the situation has been far from satisfactory.
catholic churches consistent count country feature fully hand music number program rite roman
You can count on one hand the number of Novus Ordo churches in this country that feature a fully Catholic music program of any quality, consistent with the Roman rite tradition.