Drums in church
  • noel jones, aagonoel jones, aago
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    See 2:40.

    Once again, the British proved that they knew how to be proper.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZA82NYpJWQ
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  • hartleymartin
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    The only drums inside church should be for the piling of the drums when you have a military unit attending on Sunday.
  • M. Jackson Osborn
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    There are two kinds of drums that belong in church. One is the architectural variety that is found at the base of domes. The other are those tympani that often are called kettle drums. The former are indispensable structural elements guaranteeing a safe environment for the latter, which are indispensable elements of quite a lot of liturgical music, particularly on great feast days.
  • francis
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    Does anyone know the piece? (title, composer). I could listen to that for hours and never get tired of it. The soprano soloist is just stunning.
  • noel jones, aagonoel jones, aago
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    http://www.nova-cantica-essen.de/notenarchiv/ostern/index.php

    Always a pleasure to serve people named Francis.
  • Randolph Nichols
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    I once held the view expressed above by MJO. A couple of years ago, however, I directed my chant choir in a liturgy that included local Ugandan musicians. The subtlety and expressiveness of their use of native instruments left me speechless. Unlike the typical aggressive and abusive contemporary American manner with percussion, there was nothing unseemly about the Ugandan usage. In addition, they were wonderful singers.
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  • melofluentmelofluent
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    francis, are you asking about the Mozart (Exultate Jubilate) within the Vespers? That's your ideal?
  • ghmus7
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    When you enter a church and you see the drum cage set up next to the altar, you know you are in for it.
  • M. Jackson Osborn
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    ...you know you are in for it.

    Actually, I know that I'm leaving - immediately!
  • RomanticStringsRomanticStrings
    Posts: 337
    Ear drums, too! They are allowed in Church, so long as they are used to discriminate good taste, and are not abused by the musicians.
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