Comments on: Sacred Music

By: minor seconds

minor seconds — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:20:13 +0000

Not that it’s particularly sacred music, but, as a silent follower of your blog, this seems like an appropriate time to make mention of my own [blog], wherein I post my own music, which, form your tastes, you might find something to like about:
minorseconds.info

cheers!

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:25:58 +0000

Sacred is literally “set apart”, as in a sacred space being set apart for God. (Not that God needs a space, it’s us that do.) I guess from there one can go anywhere. What’s sacred to one person/culture/tribe may not be to another. Sacred “music” gets even trickier.

On a practical note, outside of the traditional Western tradition, I like the groups Radio Tarrifa and Dead can Dance.

Within the Roman Catholic church, I think that it’s too bad that one doesn’t heard more of the music that was identified with the church for much of the last 2000 years. The mainline Protestant churches are more likely to perform Palestrina motets than the “cat-lick” ones.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:38:28 +0000

Thanks, nice tip on the 8tracks… I built a playlist in last.fm and was a bit peeved they wanted my mullah to play it.

By: Editor B

Editor B — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:25:58 +0000

Arvo Pärt, yes. J turned me on to him.

Gorecki, I’ve only heard Totus tuus.

And all the rest are new to me. So thanks Dan, and everyone else. I will check these out.

By: daniel burton

daniel burton — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:19:14 +0000

Bart,

Maybe you’ve heard some of these artists, but if not – I very much enjoy:

Arvo Part – Fratres and In Memory of Benjamin Bitten
Henryk Gorecki – Symphony No. 3 (this may be the most beautiful work ever written)
Gas – Pop LP
Stars of the Lid – Refinement of the Decline
And finally, New Orleans very own…
Belong – October Language (these guys really know the right way to rub a guitar)

By: chrissieroux

chrissieroux — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:55:40 +0000

I think plainsong qualifies as Art music.

By: lushlie

lushlie — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:01:36 +0000

check out this movie on the master musicians…

http://www.thehandoffatima.com

By: anony

anony — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:51:44 +0000

So what’s the distinction?

I guess I’m listening for something that evokes a sense of otherworldliness, a sense of time set aside from the ordinary.

That seems to be the nub. It’s an access point to our spiritual side, a slack time that quiets the internal noise. Sacred music is not exclusively that which originated for an interlude in a worship service, though that music does aim specifically at calming and quieting.

By: celcus

celcus — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:38:53 +0000

I think “sacred” is going to mean different things to different people.

I’d suggest John Coltrane’s, A Love Supreme, and you have to include some of Bach’s cantatas.

By: David

David — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:37:17 +0000

If you won’t do Stryper, how about Amy Grant?

I always enjoyed the Cheeze Show on WTUL on Sunday mornings.