[Magdalen] Psalm - Whither Goeth Thou?

Ferdinand von Prondzynski F.von-Prondzynski at rgu.ac.uk
Sat Mar 14 14:55:42 UTC 2015


Jim Guthrie wrote:

>Well, you've got to keep faith as obscure as possible. Wouldn’t want
>anyone to
>know or understand anything about it -- particularly in music -- if doing
>so
>varies with what was done 500 years ago, eh?

I wonder what you mean by that, Jim. Plainchant isn’t for everyone or for
all occasions, but it is a hugely important part of our liturgical
heritage. Nor is it useless to this generation. Just yesterday I heard a
very impressive use of plainchant by a modern rock band in one of their
songs.

Ferdinand




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