mass music preference :)

[Aloysius]

So... seeing as it is clear from the Second Vatican Council that the Church prefers Gregorian chant... what do you prefer?

I'd personally rather have the only instrument at Mass be the one made by God, the human voice. chant rules.

also from Vatican II we see the Church prefers the organ out of any man-made instruments being used..

but then there's all the other instruments

and I suppose if you're eastern then your chant isn't GREGORIAN...

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[inDEED]

It depends...

I love an awesome Lifeteen mass with electric guitars, drums, piano, percussion instruments, loud music, etc.

I love a traditional mass with a beautiful organ and choir.

[inDEED]

hahaha...

3 "traditional" choices and 1 "other instruments"...

[Philippe]

i like guitars and piano and drums and all that fun stuff!

[White Knight]

Ive only been to two services of Mass in my entire life, and I really liked it, I liked both services. and the music there was good.

[DeeDee]

I've seen and heard just about everything in a masses I've attended:

guitar and singer
guitar and piano
organ and choir
choir only
Gospel mass
no music
priest singing the mass

I don't have any particular favorite, although the Gospel mass was probably the most uplifting.

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

How come "Nuns with Organ" is not a choice?

[Brother Adam]

chant and organ. I'd prefer to save the guitar for a wednesday evening layperson prayer group.

[dUSt]

Turntables.

[Brother Adam]

[Myles Domini]

[quote]Turntables[/quote]

[b]LOL![/b]

The raw human voice preferably Gregorian chant or 16/17th century polyphony. Bring on Palestrina! Instruments are ok but they're practically little more than an accompaniment unless you're a genius like Haydn and sometimes the great composers risk turning the Mass into a concert rather than Heaven on earth. Give me a man singing from his spirit over an organ anyday...

[franciscanheart]

it depends. i like the other instruments to back something up - not solo. i like guitars backing up the piano or the organ by itself. i also like on easter when we have the festival brass with us. thats awesome. i also like gregorian chant and the more classical choirs.

[zwergel88]

I've never been to a Mass that had gregorian chant, but that is what I would like if I had the chance

[SarahB]

I grew up Eastern Catholic and would probably prefer that had I ever run into anyone who could sing it properly. But I do love Gregorian Chant.

[Fides_et_Ratio]

When I visited a Monastery in Austria and heard, for the first time, live Gregorian chant by the monks there... I was hooked.

There is no turning back.

[Myles Domini]

[quote]I grew up Eastern Catholic and would probably prefer that had I ever run into anyone who could sing it properly. But I do love Gregorian Chant.[/quote]

Did you see the Vigil last Saturday at WYD? What did you think of the Akathist?

[SarahB]

I didn't see it.

[Extra ecclesiam nulla salus]

gregorian chant is a lot better than on eagels wings

[cmotherofpirl]

its not or worse but different

[Fidei Defensor]

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Obviously. But your continuation of stereotyping all NO masses is upsetting.