"Gregorian chant serves as a model for the nature, the spirit, and
the form of liturgical singing in the Roman Church. Among the
ecclesiastically approved ways to set the Latin text to music, it is the
most notable one. Its organic unity did not result from a flash of
genius, but from slow growth and steady evolution, from centuries of
grappling with the problem of the spirit and the form of liturgical
singing. It may be unpleasurable to have to face Gregorian chant as a
norm, but we should endure it. Imitations will not do. Genius and
skill need deeper roots, and a universally accepted voice culture
requires the same patience and effort as agriculture - and God's
blessing in due time."
-Rev. Urbanus Bomm, O.S.B.
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