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classical music	Christian	Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Question: Dear Br. Ignatius, I'm catholic and a classical musician. I wonder if it is OK for a catholic to play and perform pieces such as G. Bizet: Carmen, C. Debussy: Syrinx, Jules Mouquet - La flute de Pan, Ian Clarke: Hypnosis… What is troubling me is the spiritual background of these pieces and authors. If they were inspired not by the Holy Spirit but by the other spirit? God bless
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD Dear Christian: It is perfectly okay to listen to or perform Classical music. As the Greeks taught, beauty is connection with the divine. Beauty is of God. Unless a piece as been specifically composed to create altered states of consciousness, as in much New Age music, some hard rock and medal, etc. it is okay. The other criteria for a Christian is that the music and lyrics, if any, must not appeal to evil or anything contrary to Christianity. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

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Dear Br. Ignatius,
I'm catholic and a classical musician. I wonder if it is OK for a catholic to play and perform pieces such as G. Bizet: Carmen, C. Debussy: Syrinx, Jules Mouquet - La flute de Pan, Ian Clarke: Hypnosis…

What is troubling me is the spiritual background of these pieces and authors. If they were inspired not by the Holy Spirit but by the other spirit?

God bless

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD

Dear Christian:

It is perfectly okay to listen to or perform Classical music. As the Greeks taught, beauty is connection with the divine. Beauty is of God. Unless a piece as been specifically composed to create altered states of consciousness, as in much New Age music, some hard rock and medal, etc. it is okay.

The other criteria for a Christian is that the music and lyrics, if any, must not appeal to evil or anything contrary to Christianity.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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