Mystery We Celebrate, the Song We Sing

Music and liturgy seem inseparable, yet we seldom pause to ponder their relationship in depth. In this volume, Kathleen Harmon offers her own insights by creatively exploring the complex interplay between congregational singing and the liturgical celebration of the paschal mystery:

* Harmon asserts that liturgical music, in the form of communal singing, is a vehicle through which the ritual reenactment of the paschal mystery is effected.
* She addresses concrete and practical pastoral applications of the relationship between music and liturgy.
* She focuses on how the liturgical singing of the assembly creates the collective consciousness of church as the Body of Christ.

Music, then, is much more than just a component of liturgy; it is, in Harmon's view, absolutely constitutive both of liturgy's deepest essence and its fullest realization.

Professional music scholars, graduate students, music directors, and anyone else seeking a sophisticated analysis of liturgical music will find this volume a rich sourcebook of new ideas.

Kathleen Harmon, SNDdeN, is the music director for programs of the Institute for Liturgical Ministry in Dayton, Ohio and contributor to Living Liturgy: Spirituality, Celebration, and Catechesis for Sundays and Solemnities, an annual resource published by Liturgical Press. She is also a columnist for Liturgical Ministry and serves as director of music for St. Paul Parish in Englewood, Ohio.

Muzica si liturghia par inseparabile, dar rareori ne oprim pentru a ne gandi la relatia lor in profunzime. In acest volum, Kathleen Harmon ofera propriile sale idei explorand creativ interactiunea complexa dintre cantul congregational si celebrarea liturgica a misterului pascal: * Harmon afirma ca muzica liturgica, sub forma cantarii comunitare, este un vehicul prin care reconstituirea ritualului a misterului pascal. * Ea abordeaza aplicatii pastorale concrete si practice ale relatiei dintre muzica si liturghie. * Se concentreaza asupra modului in care cantarea liturgica a adunarii creeaza constiinta colectiva a bisericii ca Trup al lui Hristos. este mult mai mult decat doar o componenta a liturghiei; este, in opinia lui Harmon, absolut constitutiv atat al celei mai profunde esente a liturghiei, cat si a realizarii sale depline. Carturarii profesionisti din muzica, studentii absolventi, directorii de muzica si oricine altcineva care cauta o analiza sofisticata a muzicii liturgice vor gasi acest volum o carte bogata de noi idei. Kathleen Harmon, SNDdeN, este directorul muzical pentru programele Institutului pentru Ministerul Liturgic din Dayton, Ohio si contribuie la Living Liturghie: spiritualitate, sarbatoare si cateheza pentru duminici si solemnitati, o resursa anuala publicata de Liturgical Press.