The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-26
CHURCH MUSIC REGULATIONS.
HEREAREARCHBISHOPFAR LEY'S
RULES FOR THIS PROVINCE.
Grexorian Chants Be Restored-Women
Banished From Choirs--No' Music
Adapted From Secular Sources to BE
Used-Servtce, Not Music, Emphasized

Grexorian Chants Be Restored-Womeh
Banished From Choirs--No Music
Adapted From Secular Sources to Be
Used-Servtce, Not Music, Emphasized.
The commission appointed by Arch
bishop Farley, in accordance with the
views OF Pope Plus K, to consider the aoufes
which have crept into the musical part OF
the liturgical functions OF the Roman Cath
Ollie Church, has made a report. This re-
port has been approved by the Archbishop
and will hereafter be the law for the arch
diocese Of New York as far as the music
in the churches is concerned.
The commission says that 1t Is evident
from careful study OF the Instructions OF the
Holy Father that he requires that Gregor-
ian music be restored in every church 70
its high place OF honor and that especially
the pl oLer Of the mass al the aLhphone,
DC, of the vespers te rendered according
to the same. In the ordinary, or common
Of the mass, and for the Psalms OF vespeis,
while the Gregorian Is to be preferred, the
Palestrinian or even the modern etyie OF
music may be used, PROVIDED the latter
be strictly religious and ecclesiastical ID
character and the music corresp onds with
the words OF the hturgicai text without
omissions, inversions or VAN rel ettione;
THE commission also finds 1t TO be the
wish OF the Pope that Catholic chuicn
music be such as not to attract ne s.'e On S
come source OF distraction from divine ser
viz 20 and that boys take the piaSee q so
prsno and contraito s.nsers In all Catholc
cnurth choirs. The commission RECON-
mends:
In order that the will Of the Sovereign
IN the churches Of this diocese. the following
abuses wherever found are to be elininateo:
the SINGING Of pieces IN Setep FOR
example. during high mass and vespers'
and between the requiem mass ana the eDs %
a. d p ast1
from operas or other secular sources; 20
the use OF masses in which the kyrie. gloria.
m me-. Is not necessarily having musical con.
nection with one another, or In which are
interspersed long organ preludes or interlndeas
are transposed. omitted or unduly repeated.
and in which rests are interpoated between
syllables Of word (5l the use OF MUSIC
accom- paniment Is suggestive Of the concert
or the theatre: (s) the yesper psalms com
posed -di concerto. that Is. IN several cone tbe
In which the first verse and the second are
il for ekFamgs sse one e The
the pater noster. Ite nissa est. during high
sspeca S o ,Gps profsns e
omission Of any part prescribed TO be sung
at high mass or vespers..
cs sns ppeesd
erai voices until the choir is trained to sing
ooIIey Where the p sSs 1Tn.b ysspe y
y sSs The sf HoIy Sams 81 should
sung s s in Gresorian chant, but the modsr n
music may be employed II composed after
Tie manner Of psalHody. th1 ,n e. n one sids
s nGss' sYter tie proper oiTatory has been
csSlsS .na Il Sc n.
members mem S q the eoeiesissticsi ssoir; The
sayins o1ssd O. in Az gesH% oSsio
NJ sss sssS E. ~ Ess s.:;sss
iHssmG or: even eeRRss
nsg p q tS. ~ SstS
70 form. part Of the choir Of the CHURCH who
are of known piety and pre6hity 81 lhs, ga. ana
Tie itur sicsl functions show that they, are
worthy o. The Soly S Sss they exer Ssnd,
Swith The consent Of the Ordinary. will II DO
permissible TO admit q number Of wind IN.
ne compositioh and the Accompaniment to
be executed be written In grave and suitable
style and similar to that proper TO the or gan. "
The commission also recommends that
systerratic teaching Of music be required
In ali Catholic schools and that II possible
A conservatory OF church music be or ganized
under the control Of diocesan authority.
having professors for the various branches
OF church music for the training Of organ
lists and teachers.
The commission il composed Of Fathers
]. ri. Mclean, j. F. Driscoll, Anthony
Larnrnel, John A. Kel,ner, Joseph Bruneau,
JOIN J. Hughes and D. B. Young. and organ
ists james tngerer. E. s. Hurley and B. z.
Johnston. The Pew. DR.. John j. Kean is
the secretary. This comn ission will here
after constitute a committee to prepare q
catalogue OF compositions for voice and
organ in accordance with the Popee in
The report Of the committee was en-
bodied In pastoral letter issued by Arch.
bishop Farley and read In all the Roman
catholic churches Of the Archdiocese yes.
terday. In commenting on the report the
Archbishop said that the quality Of the
music will not suffer by the OF olusion Of
certain compositions so long In favor with
many to the detriment Of devotion.
Pulled the Trigser with His Toe.
Philip Bittman OF 70 Gotthardt street,