tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221488092124233984.post3398275412405273727..comments2024-01-18T20:19:31.971-05:00Comments on Permanent Press: Why I like traditional church music.Bryan Caskeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09235927600483403854noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221488092124233984.post-37827972211234155332016-04-04T09:16:45.088-04:002016-04-04T09:16:45.088-04:00Very true. I think I could enjoy all sorts of diff...Very true. I think I could enjoy all sorts of different instruments in different venues. Just like you wouldn't drink a mint juelp in a ski lodge in February, or you wouldn't drink a martini at a BBQ - I prefer traditional music *while in church* and perhaps less formal music in less formal settings.<br /><br />Well said.Bryan Caskeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09235927600483403854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221488092124233984.post-2282685946165997152016-04-02T23:18:57.652-04:002016-04-02T23:18:57.652-04:00Gravitas is one way to say it. I say it must be gl...Gravitas is one way to say it. I say it must be glorious. Truly glorious music makes my spine tingle. I shiver. The organ at First Presbyterian, played well, can (and has) done that. That said, I enjoy a well-played non-amplified piano accompanying a congregation of non-professional singers just as much. Gospel "improvisational" piano is good. (Give me that Old Time Religion!) I also enjoy guitars, humming, and strumming, though I associate that with camp fires at church camp. I'd hate to have to choose only one genre of worship music... I like Gregorian chants, as well!<br />Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771075314473811594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221488092124233984.post-74216357985089308522016-03-31T14:28:34.442-04:002016-03-31T14:28:34.442-04:00But from humming and strumming, or happy, clappy, ...But from humming and strumming, or happy, clappy, dear Lord deliver us.kbfennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04171914955271023282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221488092124233984.post-52356086586184624262016-03-31T14:28:08.299-04:002016-03-31T14:28:08.299-04:00I agree. I especially like the *really* traditiona...I agree. I especially like the *really* traditional church music that is sung without accompaniment. Renaissance a cappella polyphony is the highest form of church music. The cascading, twining lines and block chords depend on precise composition and great acoustics to magnify the physics of the music. Next Advent, come to Trinity Thursday evenings at 8 for a 30 minute candlelight service, sung a cappella.kbfennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04171914955271023282noreply@blogger.com