The status of Catholic liturgical music during the Second Vatican Council

Abstract

The study deals with historical, social, cultural, and anthropological aspects of Roman Catholic liturgical music during the Second Vatican Council. After the Council’s closure, the determination of the boundary between sacred and secular music was postponed indefinitely. This was significantly contributed to by the activities of the Council for the Implementation of Decisions on the Holy Liturgy, professional church musicians, and their interaction. Insights into the process of preparation, Council’s decision-making, and implementation of the decisions in practice justified the need for an interdisciplinary approach in examining church music.

Keywords

• second vatican council
• roman catholic church music
• consilium ad exsequendam constitutionem de sacra liturgia
• interdisciplinarity