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It argues that English church services are structured corporate worship, not concerts or community singing, requiring music that matches the Prayer Book’s requirements. 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Music Society byGEOFFREY CUMBERLEGEOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESSLONDON 98  \np  \n个HE importance of music in the worship of the church hasI long been recognized,and those who know anything ofthe meaning of worship are agreed that the dedication of musicto such a use demands of it the highest standard that can beattained.These claims,unfortunately,are not always justifiedin practice.It frequently happens that the music chosen forparish church choirs is either unsuitable in itself or is strictlybeyond the choir's capacity.It is with the causes of this failureand its remedies that this article is concerned.  \nThere are many things to be considered besides the qualityof the music,including even the design and acoustics of thebuilding in which it is proposed to use it.But the chief thingto be borne in mind is the peculiar character of English churchservices.They are not concerts,and they are not communitysinging.They are authoritative forms of corporate worshipwith a clear structure and balance,which is to be illustratedand enriched by music,and not overlaid by it or altered for it.The choice of music must therefore depend on a strict obser-vance of liturgical principles  \nThe English Prayer Book has a distinctiveliturgical character.It gives a form of the daily office which is meant to be a jointeffort of priest and people and not,as is the case elsewhere inChristendom,of a choir of religious members perhaps assistedby a schola cantica.This fact provides musical opportunities,and imposes musical limitations.Again,it is distinctive of thePrayer Book that all the liturgical words are meant to be audibleand intelligible to the whole congregation;there is a strongemphasis on edification as a means to good worship,not as asubstitute for it as critics sometimes suggest.  \nNo disparagementis here intended of that traditionin Englishmusic which is the legitimate heir of the medieval religiouschoir and schola cantica:I mean the tradition maintained inthe old cathedrals,the royal peculiars,and in some colleges at  \nOxford and Cambridge.Our English liturgy is also the suc-cessor of the medieval divine office,and it is worthily renderedin this way,provided that the chapter and choir are the mainpeople to be considered.Again,I am not arguing that an ordi-nary lay congregation cannot worship at a full ‘cathedral’service.It can be done by many people,as the eucharist canbe devoutly attended by many people with a purely mental,and no vocal,participation.But neither of these things isprimarily in the spirit of the Prayer Book liturgy,and theyshould not normally be required of parish church congrega-tions.In this respect it seems that the old Camden Society waswrong,and all too successful,in recommending every parishchurch that could muster any sort of choir to model its pro-cedure on cathedrals.Many of the things that do harm to'music as worship'in parish churches come from following thisbad advice.In another respect our cathedrals ought to be anexample to parish churches,in so far as they set the standard ofa clear,accurate,and rubrical rendering of the Prayer Book rite.But our concern here is with the parish churches themselves.  \nThe Prayer Book services point to an open church,with thecongregation a single worshipping unit in full view of the altar,pulpit,reading-desk,and lectern.The choir is not there as acorporation of clerics,but as a body of lay people who are tolead the congregation's singing.This is their chief function;if they also render music by themselves sometimes,it is impor-tant to know what parts of the liturgy they can fittingly mono-polize.The best place for them is at the west end of the church,which they usually occupied until the Camdenians persuadedthem that they were a minor order of clerics and ought to wearecclesiastical dress and sit college-wise in a chancel,usu","cbCaioNBHPlvbtOF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaioNBHPlvbtOF","pdf",638026,"English","# The Role of Music in Parish Worship\n## Causes of Failure and Remedies\n## The Distinctive Character of English Church Services\n## The English Prayer Book and Its Liturgical Emphasis\n## Choir Function and Placement in Parish Churches\n## General Musical Principles for Prayer Book Worship","[{\"question\":\"Why does parish church music sometimes fail in worship?\",\"answer\":\"It is often unsuitable for the choir’s abilities or not aligned with the structural and liturgical character of English church services.\"},{\"question\":\"What makes English church services different from concerts or community singing?\",\"answer\":\"They are authoritative corporate worship with clear structure and balance, where music should enrich worship rather than alter or overpower it.\"},{\"question\":\"What musical practices does the text recommend for congregational singing?\",\"answer\":\"It calls for more unison than harmony, melodic writing rather than vertical harmonic dependence, and avoiding pitches too high for typical congregations.\"}]","THE MUSIC OF THE 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