MUS 584 Liturgical Music
This course presents a foundational study of the music of the liturgy: Eucharist, Liturgy of the Hours, and the rites. Historical traditions as precursors of contemporary musico-liturgical praxis. Language of the liturgy, liturgical musical forms, overview of sources and resources. Comprehensive treatment of pre- and post-conciliar documents on sacred music. For graduate students; undergraduates with permission of instructor.