{"title":"Sacred Music","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"a-beginners-book-of-chant","title":"A Beginner's Book of Chant: A Simple Guide for Parishes, Schools and Communities","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy yet another book on Gregorian Chant? Many books have talked about chant as if it were a dead science. It is a living art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is offered to those parishes, schools and communities who wish to dive head-first into its singing. Using the simplest of the chants in common use it gives practical instruction on reading the traditional notation, methods of interpretation, rehearsal techniques and accompaniment together with a potted history of its development through to the current day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fidelity Books and Pieties","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45158674891033,"sku":"BBOC","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/0989\/5705\/products\/11723.jpg?v=1683203606"},{"product_id":"sing-like-a-catholic","title":"Sing Like A Catholic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eWhat is your impression of what it means to sing like a Catholic? Not good? Well, it doesn't have to be that way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eJeffrey Tucker, managing editor of \u003cem\u003eSacred Music\u003c\/em\u003e and weekly columnist in \u003cem\u003eThe Wanderer\u003c\/em\u003e, offers is an introduction to the sacred-music perspective on Catholic music in parishes, drawing from tradition and documents as well as the author’s own experience as a parish music and managing editor of the leading journal in the field.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eIt is a book that provides both direction and inspiration, closely engaging many topics and controversies in Catholic music today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eToday, many priests and musicians are thoroughly confused concerning a core issue: what music belongs at Catholic liturgy? There are clear answers to this question, though one might never know them if the only sources you have at your disposal are the resources from mainstream music publishers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eThe answer is found in the music that grew up alongside the liturgy itself, and is deeply embedded as part of its structure. It is also found in the teaching of the Church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eA tremendous revival is taking place in Catholic music, centered on chant and polyphony, with new scholas starting in parish after parish. This is a wonderfully hopeful sign, documented in this book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eTo discover and sing truly Catholic music is not a burden but the opposite: a tremendous liberation from the commercial-pop industry and an thrilling immersion in the most theologically and aesthetically rich treasure of music available, a tradition that enlists artistic talent in the service of transcendent ends.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eThe Catholic Church needs again to be the haven for the production of musical works of immortal value, and should always stand ready to accept musical gifts when they are ready to be given. Today, serious musicians are mostly not attracted to liturgical venues, simply because it seems that Church isn't very interested.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eThat consciousness is dawning today, in the digital age, with its increasingly open source materials, and the inspiration that comes from a rediscovery of ideals, combines with the embrace of the hard work that has been required of musicians since the ancient world, and above all, from the intercession of Saint Cecilia, St Gregory, and St John the Baptist, who have guarded and promoted sacred music in all ages. There is every reason for hope that in all our parishes, and in our time, we will begin again to sing like Catholics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Fidelity Books and Pieties","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45158982156569,"sku":"SLAC","price":31.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/0989\/5705\/products\/1872218395.jpg?v=1683206814"},{"product_id":"childrens-first-chants","title":"Children's first Chants","description":"","brand":"Fidelity Books and Pieties","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45159423574297,"sku":"CFCHANTS","price":42.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/0989\/5705\/files\/310043619_668766454421834_1149094943047123059_n__56899_1.jpg?v=1689659894"},{"product_id":"fundamentals-of-gregorian-chan","title":"Fundamentals of Gregorian Chan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis handy 80-page guide to the Solesmes method of singing Gregorian chant is commendable as a pedagogical tool and a resource for choirs and scholas. Its principal virtues are the clarity of explanation, the excellent examples, and the exercises.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fidelity Books and Pieties","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49533700407577,"sku":"FOGC","price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/0989\/5705\/files\/IMG_5051_jpg_1.webp?v=1724463764"},{"product_id":"great-sacred-music-st-pius-x","title":"Great Sacred Music Reform of Pope St. Pius X","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 158 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Dr. Patrick Brill provides thorough and much-needed support for what many traditional-minded Catholics have long known or at least suspected: that St. Pius X’s 1903 motu proprio \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTra le Sollectitudini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e still provides the surest guide for the restoration of Catholic sacred music. Part I of this book provides a detailed commentary on the motu proprio, enlightening for amateur and expert alike, while Part II examines the document’s fate from the time of Pius to today, looking at its canonical force and status, positive efforts of implementation, and the neglect it has suffered since Vatican II. As tradition continues to make crucial gains, it will be books like this that serve as practical guides for restoration.” —Dr. Andrew Childs, B.Mus, DMA, professional singer and choir conductor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“St. Pius X’s motu proprio on sacred music is the bravest, loftiest, most exhaustive attempt ever to protect and promulgate the precious musical riches of our Roman Rite. Brill’s work particularly shines by placing this great document in its tumultuous historic context and by thoroughly dismissing the naysayers who attempt to water down the urgency of this holy pope’s directives.” —Jonathan Bading, B.Mus., Director of Sacred Music, Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Parish, Grand Rapids, Michigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An indispensable volume for every Catholic—musician or not—who wants to understand the sacred music of the Church.… Provides a detailed exegesis and history of Pius X’s 1903 motu proprio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon sacred music \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTra le Sollecitudini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as the subsequent history of Catholic liturgical music through the aftermath of Vatican II.… Also offers a plan to help pastors and musicians restore sacred music in today’s Catholic parishes, according to the evergreen reforms of St. Pius X.” —Susan Treacy, PhD, Professor of Music Emerita, Ave Maria University; author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Music of Christendom: A History\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Despite the sorry state of music in the Church today, the official documents of the Church still clearly proclaim that Gregorian chant has ‘first place’ (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eprincipum locum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) in the liturgy. St. Pius X’s motu proprio is the definitive teaching on this subject. Brill’s book is valuable for Church musicians, an immersion in the fundamentals… A fascinating and important read.” —Fr. Robert C. Pasley, KCHS, Chaplain to the Church Music Association of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Even though they met with certain challenges, these reforms [of Pius X] supported both the twentieth-century revival of chant and a renewed sensitivity to the importance of music in the liturgy…. Patrick Brill’s study comes at an opportune moment, when Catholics are increasingly rejecting the banality of much of today’s ‘church music.’ Brill’s work conveniently gathers into a slim volume the historical context of Pius X’s reforms, the reforms themselves, their implementation, and the place of these reforms in a Church rediscovering tradition. It will be a standard resource.” —Edward Schaefer, DMA, President of Collegium Sanctorum Angelorum; author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCatholic Music Through the Ages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fidelity Books and Pieties","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51004254716185,"sku":"GSMR","price":27.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/0989\/5705\/files\/musicreform.jpg?v=1752885086"},{"product_id":"when-the-harps-went-still","title":"When The Harps Went Still: The Tragic Decline of Catholic Sacred Music","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback, 176 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a world filled with disharmony, the topic of sacred music may seem less than relevant. But the need to restore authentic worship is more crucial than ever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe've all experienced it. As we prepare to enter into the silence of the sacred liturgy, banal music peals over the sound system, and we are barraged with irritating strains just as we are trying to quietly, peacefully worship the Lord.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the Harps Went Still, by Aurelio Porfiri, Athanasius Schneider, and Guido Milanese, is a compelling exploration of the crisis facing Catholic sacred music today. This deeply insightful book uncovers the hidden tragedy of how sacred music, once the cornerstone of Catholic worship, has been diminished in modern liturgical practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the soaring melodies of Gregorian chant to the intricate harmonies of Renaissance polyphony, the authors trace the rich heritage of sacred music that has shaped the spiritual landscape of the Catholic Church. They argue passionately for the revival of these timeless traditions, highlighting how sacred music not only enhances the liturgy but also serves as a powerful medium for worship and a profound expression of faith.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn these enlightening pages, you will learn about:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe profound history and evolution of Catholic sacred music\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe power of sacred music to radiate the beauty that draws people to God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe crucial role of music in elevating the liturgical experience and fostering spiritual growth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe factors contributing to the decline of sacred music in contemporary worship\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe theological underpinnings that make sacred music an indispensable part of worship\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspiring stories of communities and individuals who have successfully revitalized their musical traditions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eActionable steps to restore and integrate sacred music into the liturgy today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy education in sacred Catholic music is crucial for evangelization\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough thoughtful analysis and heartfelt advocacy, When the Harps Went Still serves as both a wake-up call and a guide to rejuvenating the spiritual and aesthetic richness of Catholic liturgy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is more than an academic treatise; it is a passionate plea to remember and reintegrate the beauty of sacred music into our worship, thereby reconnecting with the divine through song.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin the movement to revive the sacred sounds of our faith. Let When the Harps Went Still inspire you to bring the transformative power of sacred music back to the heart of the Church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fidelity Books and Pieties","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51665109811481,"sku":"WTHWS","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/0989\/5705\/files\/whentheharps.jpg?v=1763769063"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.fidelitybooks.com.au\/collections\/sacred-music.oembed","provider":"Fidelity Books and Pieties","version":"1.0","type":"link"}