Wednesday, March 08, 2017

Third Issue of “Altare Dei” with Special Features for the 50th Anniversary of Musicam Sacram

Peter Kwasniewski

Maestro Aurelio Porfiri is pleased to announce the publication of Issue 3 of Altare Dei. (The contents of Issue 1 and Issue 2 were published at NLM when they appeared.) Once again, there are many fine articles in this issue, not simply on music but extending to the other sacred arts and beyond, embracing speculative as well as practical matters, and including the characteristic insert of sheet music, this time comprising five pieces.

ALTARE DEI N. 3 -- MARCH 2017
EDITORIAL
Aurelio Porfiri

TOP STORY
Revisiting Musicam Sacram
David M. Friel

LITURGICAL THEOLOGY
Liturgy and Assembly
David W. Fagerberg

Priesthood and Liturgy in Rahner
Giovanni Cavalcoli

LITURGY
The Lectionary of the Extraordinary Form
Joseph Shaw

MUSICAL INSERT
ALMA REDEMPTORIS (Acclamation for the Rosary, SATB and Organ) Alberico Vitalini
LAUS TIBI DOMINE (SATB and Organ) Colin Mawby
COR, ARCA LEGEM CONTINENS (TTB AND ORGAN) Valentino Miserachs
AVE MARIA (Unison and Organ) Aurelio Porfiri
ADORO TE DEVOTE (SATB) Mauro Visconti

CATECHISM ON THE MASS
Part 3
Enrico Zoffoli

SACRED MUSIC
Ulisse Matthey Seventy Years After His Death
Fausto Caporali

Sacred Music as Occasion of Grace for Modern Man
Peter A. Kwasniewski

An Essential Guide to Church Music Job Offerings for Dummies
Aurelio Porfiri

The Gradual of the Passion
Fulvio Rampi

CATHOLIC CULTURE
Money money money: an Interview with Ettore Gotti Tedeschi
Aurelio Porfiri

SACRED ART
The True Purpose of Christian Art
Rodolfo Papa

BOOK REVIEWS
Belinda e il Mostro (Aurelio Porfiri)
Le cronache di Babele (Aurelio Porfiri)
Tempio, Icona e Musica Sacra (Aurelio Porfiri)

The issue may be purchased here for 6 Euros.

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