Liturgical Rites and Music (DL9606C)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

In this unit, students will be introduced to the Catholic Church’s liturgical rites and the Church’s vision of music in the liturgy according to official documents from the Holy See that have been produced over the last 100 years, particularly following the Second Vatican Council (1962–65). Participants in the unit will explore liturgical principles for integrating into the sacramental rites various types of liturgical music (e.g. ministerial chants, psalmody, hymnody, choral and instrumental music), and they will be provided with criteria for assessing the relative worth of liturgical music selections in a variety of ritual and pastoral contexts in the Church today.

Unit code: DL9606C

Unit status: Archived (Major revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Liturgy

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Catholic Theological College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Articulate the primary liturgical principles for choosing music in the liturgy of the Catholic Church;
2.

Analyse a liturgical rite and illustrate where, why and how music might be used appropriately;

3.

Explain the distinctive roles that various liturgical ministers exercise when integrating music within the liturgy;
4.

Demonstrate an awareness of the range and effective use of various official and non-official sources of liturgical music that can be utilised when preparing music for liturgical celebrations in the Catholic Church;
5.

Evaluate the various styles of liturgical music used during a celebration and their relative worth based on recognized liturgical, musical and pastoral criteria and
6.

Research a specific topic in a critically rigorous, sustained and self-directed manner.

Unit sequence

DL8000C or equivalent

Pedagogy

A variety of teaching methods will be explored in this unit. These include lectures, some student seminars or presentations of liturgical rites with commentary about selected musical suggestions, and field study in a worship setting which involves the integration of music

Indicative Bibliography

  • Deiss, Lucien. Visions of Liturgy and Music for a New Century. Translated by Jane Burton. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1996.
  • Foley, Edward, Nathan Mitchell, and Joanne Pearce, eds. A Commentary on the General Instruction of the Roman Missal. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2007.
  • Gelineau, Joseph. Liturgical Assembly, Liturgical Song. Translated by Paul Inwood and Bernadette Gasslein. Studies in Church Music and Liturgy. Portland: Pastoral Press, 2002.
  • Hayburn, Robert. Papal Legislation on Sacred Music: 95AD to 1977AD. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1979.
  • Joncas, Michael. From Sacred Song to Ritual Music: Twentieth-Century Understandings of Roman Catholic Worship Music. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1997.
  • Mannion, M. Francis. Masterworks of God: Essays in Liturgical Theory and Practice. Chicago: Hillenbrand Books, 2004.
  • McMahon, J. Michael and Gordon Truitt. Ministries in Sung Worship: A Documentary and Pastoral Resource. Silver Spring: National Association of Pastoral Musicians, 2005.
  • Ruff, Anthony. Sacred Music and Liturgical Reform: Treasures and Transformations. Chicago: Hillenbrand, 2007.
  • Schaefer, Edward. Catholic Music Through the Ages: Balancing the Needs of a Worshipping Church. Chicago: Hillenbrand Books, 2008.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

5500-word research paper

 5500 70.0
Report

1,500-word field-study report

 1500 30.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 20 Jul, 2016

Unit record last updated: 2021-08-19 10:00:41 +1000