Vatican Music

The Vatican (and earlier - the Papal States ) played a huge role in the formation and development of the canons of Christian music, in particular, Gregorian chants , as well as contemporary Christian music . One of the most important musical organizations of the Vatican is the choir of the Sistine Chapel , whose roots go deep in the era of the Middle Ages (see Schola cantorum ). The chorus of the Sistine Chapel was formed in the 15th century; The composition of the "singers" (who also served as court composers) was formed from both local musicians and people from France, Flanders, Spain and other European states. The canons of Gregorian singing were regularly reviewed, in particular by the leading representative of the Roman School, J.P. Palestrina , and this reform continues to the present. Great distribution in the Vatican received organ music .

After the unification of Italy and the elimination of the Papal States , the popes significantly reduced the ability to finance composers and musicians, but many popes attached great importance to music issues, in particular, Pius X and Pius XII published encyclicals on this issue. Many modern composers and performers such as ^[1] and ^[2] collaborate with the Vatican. Until 2006, Christmas concerts were held in the Vatican, where popular musicians such as Jose Feliciano , Whitney Houston , Dion Warwick , Gloria Gaynor and BB King played. In 2003, the Christmas Concert was marked by a scandal in connection with the statements of Loreen Hill about sexual harassment in the Catholic Church ^[3] .