New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-12
MUSICAL COMMENT.
The Pope and His Reforms-Some
Interesting Publications.

-, INSTRUCTIONS touching the reform OF .turgt-
- music IN an instructive and hopeful way IN
= current tJune) number @ 'The NJ sseueer
~,.+per Bonv.u Is not inclined 70 think that Plus
--5,-escr!pt.ou viii meet the fate OF their pre6e-
se--s prom IlgGted by other Popes and the sa red
,-,rr-eratiou OF Rites. AS ground for his BELIEF
.,-,. tbe reform Will go into effect he cites a num-
= - al ial AID private Utrerarces since the
,fctu PROMO was PROMULGATED last November. On
Tsrrary The Sacred 4 sregatiCn Of Rites gave
sn,fis~ decision IN the Pope's name. To this
n,sv fof ~eEulauOus) as jurieical code OF sacred
,,sie be- rla Pope has given by his apostolic
-,borry the force % law FOR the universal
c,~-oh wherefore The Holy Father. through this
Sscred Congregation % Rites. commands anc or
sslDs that the re instruction be received and
- revcicvsIy obs ~ed by all churches" When
p-ovost Tea4-5.IL chC.rmastc- n tho Cathedral OF
ro-erto expressed G-strust 70 the feasibility Of
.ss schsme % reform the Pope repuel- 7 shall
.,sst or my regulations. despite 81 difficulties
card the suppression q improper church nusg,
:. one os The principal problems Of my pontAcate
7 shall earnestly eXhort the bishops seriously 70
.s--v out this reform" To II. Bordes director OF
me 5cho!a Ca1torun, in Paris a school which viii
derive new and great significance from the
pope's Efforts, the Holy Father IS reported 70 have
se. 7 have uttered and published ny in entions;
the rest S assured. I shall obtain obedience.
snail take az ths general and even SPECIAL meas
urss which may be necessary. and shall
act I Ike the operate masterpieces, but
wish opera 70 De- confined 70 theatres Such music
Is Garlra5I5 II rs pace but nor IN the church /"
mus know ma am resolved 70 have recourse 70
serve every single article OF the R7golaunento OF
The Hay See Ton ecclesiastical music and the
~ ts Il may 5e added tSp Pas haTi1 been
a SIMPLE parish priest IN his time IS W. 1iy IA
with church music. al least under the conditions
that exist In ItaIy Us proc. nation as Patriarch
up BY pronouncing the suspension fpso faclo. be
hanta Il nf
Father Bonyia oTers some practical suggestion
as 70 how some O. the difficulties which ere likely
70 be created by the typical edition OF the Gre
For.zn chanc which IS 10 be issued 1-om the Vat
izn press may be overcome IN the drst place by
the decree O. the Congregation o. Rites, Il viii be
lawful Tor the churches 10 retain the authentic
chants which have --Itherto Deen USED until the
new edition is issued. In su likelihood the new
EDITION VII present the chants in more oifacUlt
form than that hitherto used But this fact
The writer. need not frghtea Is; for, n the first
Mace ths Holy Father confirms tie permission 70
Tscte part q the prescribed ntUrg1cal text, with
organ accompaniment, l. D. 10 have II sung By ne
or more singers on one tone as the eplstle Is usually
sunr Hence. one may recite hose parts that are
ZOO hard 10 sins IN TIE second place. Il is mis-
sake 70 suppose that from this time forward We are
nor allowed 70 sing anything but Gregortan chant,
ar hat We are absolutely bound 20 introduce plain
chant al every LtCrgical service. We shall son
see that Plus Y recommends also part music Al
high mass FOR example. from the introlt 10 the
communion al the choral portions might be rem
dsred IN the part music OF some later composer,
and this could be done without onsndiEg ali-st
the liturgy. By these words We 40 not NlsL -
~ least not as regular practice. Neither would
such line o. condlet CORRESPOND 20 our M - 3g
4 nd introduce az ieas- some Greg0~ian music a.
ne iuroit I'D 10 he psalm this atter he may sing
alternately with the chol- a. II IS PRINTED IN ne
Srsir recite re repetition % tho ntroir We know
81 choir WI Ed tbs practice IS observed VIM -
psalm ~ he tror s sung accord.n 10 any Of the
well known psalm tones, ana tnese even a. s -
nary singer can sing at sight. 80 s-g1L ceEIee
Of compliance with the wishes q the church can
ana should BE- found even IL the weakest choir.
The writer Ia 10 2--z-eDge. -7roe7 -.
the P0De's taboo o. HE participation OF women n
the iturgical VIII. II strictly enforced cause
great Inconvenience But he IS hopeful p a hoeI'A
nerpreration OF the instruction. On this point ne
avs: 'our bishops VIII certainly give THIS 4-eS-
ion their serious attention. Should they md The
sHclusicn Of women 70 be TOO great c-aW back ior
churCa music II our circumstances. a petition "a
their part with the plainly set forth would
probably be graci0lsly considered by the Holy
Father especially II this be done before difference
IN the practical solution OF this problem sets in.
This is also the opinion voiced ~ some Catholic
European papers The question OF admitting women
70 the choir Is not such that the Church could
brook liberation. especially since IN this country
The cho.. does take its place a. the sanctuary,
as in many church 81 Italy, put over the entrance
N the rear OF the church, and where. therefore as
the person is not seen. nothing further thar The
voice takss part Ia the Ntgrgical service.
Just as The Church allows women 10 answer from
Efar TIE priest a. mass IL case other servers are
not to be had and thus 10 take part in & uturgical
function SO the Church ~ her option may grant
them permission 70 sing a. q Iturg1al divine ser
wee The Pope himself allows them 10 partake ia
common with men q congreg arlouaI singing 81 the
BODY OF the church and that. TOO. in singing which
hs Aotl Pgoprio VI, b 10y his wish mat the
.athfnl-to whom surely the women also belong
sgan take a more active part IN the ecclesiastical
seoeL' AND IN an audience granted 10 Dr. Peter
sNizeEiald VINO IS publishing edition OF the
Ts.s I "a Ran ESag me Pope e1pFsSsy ,, l{gT
women froul the IrurgicSl chant when executed IN
continues D. Wagner IN his report, I am con-
.s1oed and nave the strongest reasons 70 think
excluded from the choir. esYe- ally IN the country
Nle'e choir can hardly be otherwise organized,
sns sna eonsesuenty does not take IT'S place EAR
EeE but natural that the discussion OF the reform
4 catholic Church music should have lent q spe-
"a interest 10 the celebration OF the Feast o. 81.
1'esory al 81. Teter's. IL Rome. or April i Il IS
y lnaiee that ffty thousand people were present
-s1s We're lZ0 singers 10 rende- the old Gregorlan
1Ae O. The mss. All these belonged 70 the rscu-
Gerry or the religious orders. On April
rsssl.ssAt grcgp % English pilgrims. with Bishop
p..ssss, nee touching religious function IN =.
- before the body OF 81 Gregory. their Apos-
CsssA cholr Of three hundred students SAM the
ne snare o. receipts demanded by Dr. Strauss
n ne concert % the Boston Symphony Orchestra
s SON Fund Tas not per cent. printed II last
--eys paper, h'-t - per cent, possibly 30 per
Al " Strauss Is not per cent Since
as taken 70 task Tor giving a concert IA q
.-'taent store here ks has asseverated that he
a -s 90 the same thing Il permitted. IN Berlin.