Preface An Important Contribution to Research in Music History of Macao ......vi
              by Lei Pang Chu
              Translated by Katrine K Wong

      Prelude .......................................................................1

First Movement Culture of Catholic Music in Macao: Survey of Historical Heritage  
               and Liturgical Compositions in the Twentieth Century  ................5

    Section 1: Musical life in Colégio de São Paulo de Macau and the culture of 
               Catholic music in its initial stage in Macao (mid-sixteenth 
               century – mid-eighteenth century)
            i. Musical life in Colégio de São Paulo de Macau ........................6
           ii. Initial stage of the culture of Catholic music in Macao ..............9

     Section 2: Seminário Diocesano de São José de Macau and the heritage of Catholic 
                music in Macao (mid-eighteenth century – late nineteenth century)
             i. Seminário Diocesano de São José de Macau and its music teaching ....11
            ii. Heritage of the culture of Catholic music in Macao .................13

     Section 3: Liturgical composition and musical life in the twentieth century with 
                São José as its centre
             i. Seminário Diocesano de São José de Macau: its music in general in the 
                twentieth century ..................................................15
            ii. Musical contributions by in-coming priests affiliated with São 
                José ...............................................................21
           iii. An overview of compositions by local priests and believers .........25
            iv. Doming Lam and António Lau - professional musicians from São José ..27
    Appendix 1: Excerpt from 'Calendario Programa Seminário Diocesano de São José 
                Macau' .............................................................42

Second Movement Macao Diocese in the Twentieth Century: Major In-coming Composers 
                (Priests) and their Compositions ...................................51

     Section 1: Fr. Fernando Maberini and his liturgical compositions
             i. Overview ...........................................................52
            ii. Compositions in Macao - list of known works with a brief account ...53
           iii. Analysis of 'Christus Factus Est' ..................................55
    Appendix 2: Music score of 'Christus Factus Est' ...............................57

     Section 2: Fr. Guilherme Schmid and his liturgical compositions
             i. Overview ...........................................................60
            ii. Compositions in Macao - list of known works with a brief account ...63
           iii. Analysis of 'Ó Virgem Formosa' .....................................72
    Appendix 3: Music score of 'Ó Virgem Formosa' ..................................73

     Section 3: Fr. Áureo Castro and his liturgical compositions 
             i. Overview ...........................................................80
            ii. Compositions in Macao - list of known works with a brief account ...81
           iii. Analysis of 'Louvado seja' .........................................91
    Appendix 4: Music score of 'Louvado seja' ......................................93
    Appendix 5: Analysis of Fr. Castro's Chinese-style piano piece Macao Scenes ....95

Third Movement  Liturgical Compositions of Native Catholic Priests and Believers in 
                Macao in the Twentieth Century ....................................109

     Section 1: Fr. António André Ngan and his liturgical compositions 
             i. Overview ..........................................................110
            ii. Analysis ..........................................................112
           iii. Summary ...........................................................120

     Section 2: Liturgical compositions of other Chinese priests and believers
             i. Overview ..........................................................123
            ii. Analysis of liturgical compositions ...............................124
                a. Fr. Luís Lei and his liturgical compositions ...................124
                b. Fr. Lucas Leong and his liturgical compositions ................127
                c. Bishop Domingos Lam and his liturgical compositions ............131
                d. Fr. Tadeu Tang Si Yan and his liturgical compositions ..........135
                e. João Chau Su Sam and his liturgical compositions ...............141
                f. João Ng and his liturgical compositions ........................145
                g. Young Lam and his liturgical compositions ......................156
           iii. Summary ...........................................................158

     Section 3: Dr. Pedro José Lobo and his musical contributions
             i. Overview ..........................................................159
            ii. List of religious compositions ....................................162
           iii. Analysis of 'Ave Maria' ...........................................162
    Appendix 6: Music score of 'Ave Maria' (Introduction and Section 1) ...........164

     Section 4: Fr. Lancelote Miguel Rodrigues and his liturgical compositions
             i. Overview ..........................................................166
            ii. Analysis of 'De Madrugada' ........................................167
    Appendix 7: Music score of 'De Madrugada' .....................................169

Fourth Movement Compositions by Professional Composers and 'Macao's New 
                Generation' .......................................................171

      Section 1: Analysis of Doming Lam's liturgical works
              i. Overview .........................................................172
             ii. Analysis .........................................................173
            iii. Summary ..........................................................192
     Appendix 8: Analysis of 'Pater Noster' .......................................194

      Section 2: Church music compositions by Inácio Vong
              i. Overview .........................................................202
             ii. Analysis .........................................................206
            iii. List of compositions .............................................208

           Coda ...................................................................211
       
       Section 1: Causes of Catholic music in Macao in the twentieth century ......212
       Section 2: Characteristics of Catholic music in Macao in the twentieth 
                  century .........................................................215
       Section 3: Functions of Catholic music in Macao in the twentieth century ...218
       Section 4: Related topics of discussion ....................................220
          
           Note ...................................................................224

   Bibliography ...................................................................231
 
      Afterword ...................................................................234