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The genius of sacred music, as heard in seven musical onomatopoeias…

Do you remember the meaning of the literary term onomatopoeia? In case you’ve forgotten, it’s a word that sounds like the object it describes. Words like oink, meow, wham, sizzle, and my personal favorite: yackety-yak are examples of onomatopoeia. There are times when music, including sacred music, has an onomatopoetic quality; they sound like what their words are describing…

Praise the Lord

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