Proofreading / Typical Edition question about the Gallican Psalter
So, we have the Breviarium Romanum (1961) and the Missale Romanum (1962), each published as "Editio Typica" by Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis.For someone wanting to create new resources for the Mass or...
View ArticleProphetiae Vigiliae Pentecostes melismatim decantandae
For those who are located in parts of the world where, quoting @tomjaw, "it is more a custom that we use the older books and calendar": here are the six prophecies for the Vigil of Pentecost.
View ArticleVeni Sancte Spiritus, reple...congregasti (m.8 ant.)
In the Liber Brevior's appendix (and in other Solesmes books), just after the Te Deum and under the heading "Invocation to the Holy Ghost" one can find the office hymn "Veni Creator Spiritus." But just...
View ArticleChant and modern notation: fonts, programs, and software
Kimberly Depatie asked a question on another thread that deserves its own thread.[Go there to see the initial inquiry, and then use the link supplied at the end of the thread to come back.]My...
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Unknown Regina Caeli Melody
I recently attended a Sacred Music Networking social at St. Thomas University in Houston and on display were a few pages owned by the school from various manuscripts. This one was titled as being 15th...
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New Translation for the Sequence of St. Benedict
Fellow Church musicians, I recently came across on pg. 871 of the Graduale Romanum (1974) the sequence proper to the of St. Benedict of Norcia. If I'm not mistaken, this sequence can be sung on his...
View ArticleLooking for "Decora lux aeternitatis" for Sts. Peter and Paul Mass
Does anyone have a copy of the Decora lux aeternitatis chant hymn that you can share with me? Thank you for your help!Rebekah
View ArticleOld Solesmes, anti-Solesmes, New Solesmes: The Eternal Question
Which sounds the best? What kind of "best?"Which is best for teaching a beginning schola?Which is best for leading a congregation that is chanting, for example an ordinary or the Adoro Te?Which is best...
View ArticleRepercussion on Last Note of Tristropha?
This question is for those who use the so-called old Solesmes method. In instances where the last note of a tristropha would appear to be ictic, should there be a repercussion? For an example, see the...
View ArticleLauda Sion
My copy of the PBC has a spelling error in Verse 24 (last verse) of the Sequence Lauda Sion.not "his", but "hic"The verse should be: Tu qui cuncta scis et vales, Qui nos pascis hic mortales: Tuos ibi...
View Article"Laus in Ecclesia" chant instruction course
Is anyone familiar with this material? It is apparently put out by a certain Schola Saint Gregoire but I can find no resources here in the states to acquire this, and am having some difficulty wading...
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"Living textbook" (Flash) on the choral notation of the Gregorian chant
Hello, this project is dedicated to the church-singing medieval culture. We present a "living textbook" on the choral notation of the Gregorian chant. The project is divided into separate lessons on...
View ArticleUnus Militum Accompaniment
I'm looking for an accompaniment to the communion chant for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, "Unus Militum". In a pinch I could make up my own, but wondered if anyone already had one they could...
View ArticleBraga Rite Chant
Hello everyone!Would anyone have the Braga rite chant books in pdf form?
View ArticleSlur over Bar Line in Chant
I've noticed that slurs occasionally appear over bar lines in the OF chant books, even full bar lines. Is that the right terminology? Are these curved brackets in fact slurs, or do they mean something...
View ArticleIs there something I'm missing? This chant performance doesn't sound right.
I hear stresses on the icti (if that's a word), but the chant doesn't seem to follow what's on the page.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRU651eAAcc
View ArticleThe Liber Hymnarius and The Antiphonale Romanum II
How do each of these books relate to the OF LOTH? Are the LH and AR2 (Artoo!) both two different installments of the same Antiphonale? How are each of the books used, and what do they accomplish...
View ArticleAnglican Use HELP
Hi, I am a member of the Ordinariate, I am one of the founding members of Blessed John Henry Newman in Irvine and now building an Ordinariate Parish in Pasadena.As of June 27th I took over the role of...
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Psalm tone Miserere
On a thread at NLM, someone asked about getting a nice setting of Miserere Mei, Psalm 50 - a text that is central to the life of a Catholic in Lent. The simplicity of the Psalm tone here, calmly and...
View ArticleProper Office (EF), S. John Vianney?
There is a proper Mass in the Missal supplement "pro aliquibus locis" but I cannot locate any proper Office materials. Any ideas? Thank you!
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