Music and liturgy seem inseparable, yet we seldom pause to
ponder their relationship in depth. In this volume, Kathleen
Harmon offers her own insights by creatively exploring the
complex interplay between congregational singing and the liturgical
celebration of the paschal mystery:
• Harmon asserts that liturgical music, in the form of communal
singing, is a vehicle through which the ritual reenactment of the
paschal mystery is effected.
• She addresses concrete and practical pastoral applications of the
relationship between music and liturgy.
• She focuses on how the liturgical singing of the assembly creates
the collective consciousness of church as the Body of Christ.
Music, then, is much more than just a component of liturgy; it is,
in Harmon's view, absolutely constitutive both of liturgy's deepest
essence and its fullest realization.
Professional music scholars, graduate students, music directors, and
anyone else seeking a sophisticated analysis of liturgical music will
Find this volume a rich sourcebook of new ideas.