Jeffrey Tucker is the author of a
new book, Sing Like a Catholic. Tucker
chronicles how the Catholic church is
moving from a world in which "Catholics
can't sing" to one in which singing like a
Catholic is the fulfillment of a heritage
that began in the Apostolic age with
chant, continued through the Middle
Ages and the Renaissance with the poly-
phonic era, and all the way through the
later centuries with orchestral and organ
Masses. In order to continue this trend,
a paradigm shift is needed: the Roman
Gradual for the choir, the Kyriale for the
people, and the Missal for the celebrant.
The music most appropriate to liturgy,
the author argues, is either that music or
an elaboration on that music. Paperback
book, 236 pages, 6" x 9", perfect bind-
ing, $20.00, Church Music Association of
America; for information (www.musicasacra.com).
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