LITURGICAL MUSIC

LITURGICAL MUSIC

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  MUSIC OF THE LOWLANDSOF LUZON Music for Liturgy and Devotional Music By: BRENDA E. CACHERO
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  • In Asia,the Philippines is the only Christian nation, in which majority of the population are Roman Catholics and the remaining part of population belong to various Christian and Protestant denominations. Obviously, that is the result of more than 300 years of Spanish colonization in our country. Our deep faith in God is very much seen in our culture and tradition. Music, for example, can be heard in all religious celebrations throughout the country. • Today’s module will focus on the music that is used in liturgical celebrations, that is Liturgical music. But before we explore the music, let us first know what liturgy is.
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  LITURGY • According toMerriam-Webster dictionary, a Liturgy is a fixed set of ceremonies that are used during public worship in a religion. Every religion or sect has its own rites for praising God. These may be in a form of bible sharing, testimonies, singing, dancing, and chanting. Our discussion will dwell more on the Roman Catholic religion’s liturgy, since majority of our country’s population are baptized in this religion.
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  LITURGY • For theCatholics, liturgy is about God’s saving work present in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, and the highlight of these three is the celebration of the Holy Mass wherein the priest is the main celebrant. The Holy Mass is the highest form of liturgy with which the body and blood of Christ is the center of the whole celebration. Liturgy is a ritual prayer of a community and each member takes part in the celebration. And this is where Liturgical Music comes in.
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  LITURGY • The firsttype of liturgical music that Filipinos learned from the Spaniards was in Latin. During the Liturgy, they sang Gregorian Chants, hymns and all forms of sacred music in Latin. Gradually, aside from singing, Spaniards taught the natives to play musical instruments like guitar, violin, flute and the organ. Later on, the music in different churches blossomed - in 1857, a boys’ choir was formed in Sto. Domingo Dominican convent and later a pipe organ was installed. In 1601, the first orchestra was formed in the Augustinian convent in Guadalupe, in 1643, the Manila Orchestra was organized by a priest, between 1816 - 1824, the famous Bamboo Organ was built. In 1870, Marcelo Adonay, the first native Filipino to compose a mass, led an orchestra which was formed at San Agustine Church in Intramuros.
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  LITURGY • Because thenatives wanted a liturgy that they can understand aside from the Latin liturgical celebrations in churches, extra liturgical services outside the churches evolved. The Panuluyan,Pabasa, Salubong and other forms of devotions were sang in Spanish and in their native tongue
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  LITURGY • In 1903,Pope Pius X encouraged the participation of the congregation in the celebration of the Liturgy. This led to the use of local language in Churches, like what we have today. The community is also encouraged to have an active participation in every liturgical celebration, either by singing, responses or gestures. There are specific persons who play an important role in the liturgy. They are called music ministers. They have the responsibility of ensuring that the music is appropriate to the liturgy. But what are the criteria for choosing music? According to the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (CSL, 1963), one of the key documents of Vatican II, the basic criteria for sacred music are:
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  LITURGY 1. Sacred musicwill be more holy, the more closely it is bound to the liturgical rite 2. The active participation of the faithful in singing is of great value 3. Gregorian chant has pride of place, but other music is admitted as long as it is in accordance with the spirit of the liturgical service; 4. Texts must always be consistent with Catholic teaching, and be drawn chiefly from scriptural and liturgical sources
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  During the celebrationof a Holy Mass, there are certain parts that need to be sung by the community. The following are parts of the Holy Mass with which the community must sing. The most important parts are marked with (*) and are normally sung at every mass celebration. i. Introductory Rites Gathering Song Lord Have Mercy Gloria ii. Liturgy of the Word Responsorial Psalm Gospel Acclamation
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  • iii. Liturgyof the Eucharist • Holy, Holy • Memorial Acclamation • Great Amen (at the conclusion of ” through him, with him, in him...”) • Lord’s Prayer and concluding doxology • Lamb of God • Communion Procession • Hymn of praise after Communion • Other elements - Other times when the choir or people sing include the processions. • i. Presentation of the Gifts
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  • iii. Liturgyof the Eucharist • Holy, Holy • Memorial Acclamation • Great Amen (at the conclusion of ” through him, with him, in him...”) • Lord’s Prayer and concluding doxology • Lamb of God • Communion Procession • Hymn of praise after Communion • Other elements - Other times when the choir or people sing include the processions. • i. Presentation of the Gifts
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  THE MASS • Massis one of the names by which the sacrament of the Eucharist is commonly called in the Catholic Church, Western Rite Orthodox churches and many Old Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches, as well as some Methodist churches. Apart from "Eucharist" others are the "Lord's Supper", the "Breaking of Bread", the "Eucharistic assembly (synaxis)", the "memorial of the Lord's Passion and Resurrection", the "Holy Sacrifice", the "Holy and Divine Liturgy" and "Holy Communion". In these denominations, the term Mass often refers to the entire church service in general. Some Protestants employ terms such as Divine Service or service of worship, rather than the word Mass, although other Protestants, such as Anglicans and Lutherans, use the word. For the celebration of the Eucharist in Eastern churches, including those in full communion with the Holy See, other terms such as the Divine Liturgy, the Qurbono Qadishoor Holy Qurbana and the Badarak are normal.
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  SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH SanAgustin Church is the oldest church in the Philippines which was completed in 1607. It is located inside the historic walled city of Intramuros in Manila. This edifice is the oldest church currently standing in the Philippines and no other surviving building in the country has been claimed to pre-date San Agustin Church.
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  SAN AGUSTIN CHURCH
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