![]() ![]() Through much of the history of the Church, chant held the place of primacy in the liturgical traditions of the West. It is at once both simple and complex, the work of humans but the sounds of Heaven. Perhaps of all the musical traditions of the Church, none is more beautiful than the deep and long tradition of chant. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: "The musical tradition of the universal Church is a treasure of inestimable value, greater even than that of any other art.” ![]() Of all the beautiful and iconic works of art produced by the Church from sculptures like the Pietà, paintings like the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, or architecture like great cathedrals and basilicas, none is more beautiful and edifying than the musical traditions of the Church.
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