Reviver of Sacred Music
The ideals of the Cecilian Movement were largely summarized in the motu proprio Tra le sollecitudini by Pope Pius X († 1914).


Above: Bossi playing the organ c. 1913. A century ago, on February 20, 1925, the music world mourned the loss of Marco Enrico Bossi, a revered figure celebrated for his prowess as an organist, composer, and educator. His untimely death aboard a steamship returning from New York stirred profound sorrow. Born in Salò, northern Italy, sixty-three years earlier…