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The Valorization of Catechesis in the Context of Church Music
The Valorization of Catechesis in the Context of Church Music

Author(s): Tiberiu Ardelean
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Music, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Editura Universității Aurel Vlaicu
Keywords: Orthodox church music; religious feeling; catechesis; grace; art; spirituality;

Summary/Abstract: Orthodox church music is a form of expression showing man’s religious feeling towards God. This aspect, however, has an important liturgical dimension. The divine cult itself is based on church music or liturgical singing. Church singing is an element without divine worship cannot exist, an indispensable element of worship. Almost all Church services are officiated with the help of church music. Every single person lives and express different kinds of religious feelings. These can be expressed through church music, which give a deep spiritual understanding. Church music, beside these spiritual meanings of human soul, discovers artistic experiences. That’s why we encounter a relationship of insight between religion and church musical art. Thus, a symbiosis is born between the dogmatic text of the song, between the gracious and the artistic-spiritual element.

  • Issue Year: 87/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 119-128
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English