I am Mark Langley. In case you didn't notice, I am all about liberal education.
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- Did Jesus Really Become Sorrowful?
- Is There Such a Thing as Catholic Music?
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Category Archives: Music
Is There Such a Thing as Catholic Music?
A choir loft is a good place to get a whole view of what is going on at Mass. In fact, it is the only place in a Church where a bird’s-eye view is possible. Of course it is mostly a … Continue reading
The Secret to Beautiful Liturgy: Leave it to the Kids!
O Lord our Lord, how admirable is thy name in the whole earth! For thy magnificence is elevated above the heavens. Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise… Recently I attended a simple daily Mass … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Sacred Music, Sacrosanctum Consilium, The Mass, Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, Classical Education, Missa de Angelis, viadana, worship
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Sacred Music is not like Frosting on a Cake!
Help! Somebody call Pope Francis! I can’t find the official Latin edition of the principal text for understanding the role of Sacred Music in the Liturgy. You ask, “what is the fundamental text about the role of Sacred Music in the … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Sacred Music, Sacrosanctum Consilium, The Mass
Tagged Frosting, Pope St. Pius X, Sacred Music, St. John Paul II, tra le sollecitudine
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Do You Actually Participate at Mass?
As a parish Music Director, like Garrison Keillor’s Guy Noir Private Eye, I find myself trying to find answers to one of life’s most persistent questions: How can I contribute to that “full, conscious and active participation in the ceremonies” that the fathers … Continue reading
Posted in beauty, Music, Sacred Music, Sacrosanctum Consilium, The Mass
Tagged Church Music, Gregorian Chant, Monsignor Schuler, Vatican II
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Liberal Education And Piano Repair: Beware You Specialists!
You and I both know that Liberal Education is the antidote to nearly every problem in life. Liberal education is to the dry mind what balm is to cracked skin. Liberal education is to the tortured soul what Aloe Vera … Continue reading
Posted in liberal education works, Music
Tagged piano repair, Piano technician., piano tuning
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The “Scandal” of Liberal Education
Blessed John Henry Newman, speaking of the unique status of Western Civilization in the history of the world, emphatically asserts, I think it has a claim to be considered as the representative Society and Civilization of the human race, as … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, education, Liberal Arts, Music, Newman
Tagged Berquist, Idea of a University, Jack Neumayr, Newman
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Six Characteristics By Which To Identify The Wisest Man
As Heraclitus said (and we never tire of repeating) “If you do not expect the unexpected you will never find it, for it is hard to find and inaccessible.” This is certainly a wise statement. A clear example of its … Continue reading
Posted in education, Literature, Music, Shakespeare, Wisdom
Tagged Aquinas, Aristotle, Mozart, Philosopher, Shakespeare
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The Lyceum: Making the Extraordinary Ordinary
Yesterday The Lyceum celebrated its Ninth Annual Commencement Exercises and as is now traditional the day began with Holy Mass. I think an alternate motto for The Lyceum should be “making the extraordinary ordinary” because that is what happens just … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, Fine Arts, Music, Shakespeare
Tagged Christopher Tye, Handel, Palestrina, Shakespeare, The Lyceum, Thucydides, William Byrd
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A post wherein the author is caught singing opera
I have been debating for a week now whether this post is really a good idea. But now I realize that the edification and wholesome entertainment of my friends trumps any personal desires that I have to maintain an aura … Continue reading
