Lectionarium tenebrale - Work in progress
This is a work in progress.http://www.4shared.com/office/GnWxPC4x/Lectionarium_tenebrale.html
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Good Friday Communion at the Vatican: source?
At the Good Friday liturgy at the Vatican with Pope Francis, the first mode antiphon Diviserunt sibi (Ps. 22 [21], 19) was sung as Communion Antiphon, with verses from Psalm 22 (21):Here's the musical...
View ArticleLectiones III et IV Vigiliae Paschalis melismatim decantandae
This is very late but I will post anyway.The lessons for the Paschal Vigil in the EF, when chanted by cantors, were traditionally chanted "juniores ante seniores." The most experienced cantor,...
View ArticleOnline class tonight, 8:00pm, CDT
Lots of people say they can't read square notes...what could be easier than this? https://www.eprof.com/456-reading-gregorian-notation-ii
View ArticleNeed music for Extraordinary Form solemn baptism
I really need a copy of the music for Extraordinary Form solemn baptism, Psalms 99 and 22, I believe. Does anyone know where I can find these hymns? Thanks.
View ArticleQueritur (EF): Communion antiphon spoken/chanted recto tono?
Everything I've always been taught/read says that the Propers (and Ordinary) which are chanted by the schola are read sotto voce by the celebrant, and I have assumed that this also means the Communion...
View Articlechant is the perfect musical expression of Pope Francis’s vision of humility
James MacMillan says chant is the perfect musical expression of Pope Francis’s vision of humilityThe new papacy of Francis has brought great joy and renewal to the Church and a huge wave of good will...
View ArticleHow much of your Sunday Mass is chanted (non-Ordinary/Proper)?
On a given weekend at your current parish, how much of each Mass is chanted? I'm not asking about the propers/ordinary, but rather the dialogues, prayers/orations, etc.
View ArticleCombining men's and womens' voices to sing Propers
I've been asked to assist with the music for an EF Mass being offered at our parish at the request of the local Juventutem group. I'm very excited about it, and am working with several people to...
View ArticleWhich Gregorian Mass is prescribed for votive Mass during paschal time [EF]
Laudetur Iesus Christus! Which Gregorian Mass is prescribed for IV-th class votive mass during paschal time (Feria post Octavam Paschae) ?Missa I or Missa XVI?
View ArticleHow did you hear about chanted liturgical music? what got you going?
I'm writing a paper in which I'm crediting online chant editions for the chant revival, and I'm suddenly realizing that I sort of take this for granted but I don't think I have any actual testimonials...
View Articlediscrepancies in tones for chanted readings
So, for the Gospel at least, the tone indicated in the tutorial (PDF, over on the MusicaSacra audio tab) differs a bit from the one I see printed in the Roman Missal. In particular, the response at the...
View ArticleSequence writing
I have taken to writing sequences in the past few days, intended to be sung to "Laetabundi jubilemus" of Adam of St. Victor. People are more familiar with the melody in St. Thomas' "Lauda, Sion,...
View ArticleMozarabic chant
Hi!Does anyone here know Mozarabic chant? Or someone who knows about it? Doesn't matter if that someone speaks Spanish, I converse rather fluently in Spanish.Thanks!
View ArticleQuestion about the the Sanctus in a Sung Mass according to De Musica Sacra
As I am helping to prepare our daughter's Baptism and Mass, I happened to discover this quote from De Musica Sacra:d) If the Sanctus-Benedictus are sung in Gregorian chant, they should be put together...
View ArticleEnglish Version of Henri du Mont's Mass in the Sixth Mode
This is an English version I put together of du Mont's Messe de 6me Ton if any one would like it.Unfortunatey it's in modern (stemless) notation. If anyone would like to type-set this in neums they'd...
View ArticleSeeking Schola or Chant Choir for Wedding Reception to perform Gregorian...
Hello,We are getting married in Michigan this summer (July) at a Catholic Church. We're really hoping to find a small choir, schola, ectthat could perform Gregorian chant at our wedding. Preferably in...
View ArticlePrefaces in GABC
I am working on a Pontifical Canon (basically an EF-Ordo Missae with the deviations used by a bishop e.g. et me, indigno servo tuo at the beginning of the canon and the pontifical blessing at the end)....
View ArticleGregorian earworm?
I maintain that Gregorian melodies can't get annoyingly stuck in your head. My discussion partner says it should be possible. Neither of us has ever had the experience, though.Anyone?
View ArticleVespers 101
It's very confusing trying to figure out Vespers. The whole Comparison Gradual was a result of my trying to figure out the entire responsorial psalm business...GIRM, SIMPLEX, on and on.... Could...
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