Ictus note not sustained?
Parish Book of Chant p. 310 says:Of itself, the ictus is purely organizational, and indicates no qualitative change in the rendering of the note—not emphasis, not lengthening.I thought an (undotted)...
View ArticleAbandoned Solesmes nocturnale
I wish that there was a tag for "Chant books: other Solesmes".(Tagging @Charles_Weaver in advance!)Matthias Bry is working on a practical edition, semiologically-informed, of the Nocturnale Romanum for...
View ArticleSlanted Punctum?
Hi all,Could anyone shed some light on how these slanted punctums are to be sung? This chant seems to be identical to some of the Psalmus Alleluiaticus in the Graduale Simplex, except that in the...
View ArticleGregorian Psalm tone assignment
Hello all, This may be a repeat discussion. Is there a logic to assigning a Gregorian Psalm tone to a Psalm text? Obviously, the traditional chanting of Psalms to the nine(+) tones comes from the...
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Instant chant engraving with Gregorio
Hi, folks--Occasionally on the forum I mention the chant engraving software Gregorio. It makes cool-looking output like this:But setting the software up is a big technical job. (I'll skip the details:...
View ArticleA New Simple English Chant Mass, "Missa Peregrinus"
Hello friends, I wrote a new chant Mass based on the Tonus Peregrinus. I was going for something simple, intuitive, authentically traditional, but with something to challenge my choir a bit. I hope...
View Article"solemnior" version of Jeremiah's Lamentations for Holy Week triduum?
I heard what I'd call a "solemnior" version of Jeremiah's Lamentations for Holy Week triduum (more solemn than the Liber Usualis's). Does a scanned version of the score exist somewhere?
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Chant for the St Andrews Christmas Novena
Someone asked me to record this:St Andrew Christmas Novena on ScribdSalve et beata hora et momento, in quo Filius Dei natus est de purissima Maria Virgine in media nocte, in Bethlehem, in frigu...
View ArticleGood article about Gregorian chant at Word on Fire
The author takes an original approach to explaining the singing of Gregorian chant at Mass:https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/sea-shanties-gregorian-chant-and-liturgical-work/When Word on Fire...
View ArticleIndex of the Cistercian Chant Books Hosted at Splendor Veritatis
As most of you surely know, at http://splendorveritatis.org/ there is a collection of Cistercian (both observances) chant books from the first half of the 20th century online. In large colourful...
View ArticleSanctus VIII : Koerber Hybrid Chant Notation : NOH Accompaniment Version
OK... final test version. If any of you would like to try this, let me know the results using it for organist and schola.As Carl alluded in another thread, there can be instances where the compound...
View ArticleSources for "Sequentia" chants
Happy feast of the Holy Transfriguration, I am in love with "Sequence" chants. I would like to know if anyone can recommend to me some medieval facsimilies that have been adapted into modern notation...
View ArticleDiocesan Chant Resources
Hey there. New here.I was wondering wether any of you have some tips for me in regards to looking up rather specific chants.I like to chant the 1960 breviary when i get the time every now and then, and...
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My thoughts on chant rhythm (and a few other things)
This is pretty off topic for a discussion on hymnals options, so I am starting a new thread.In 1908, Pius X promulgated the Graduale Romanum without rhythmic signs which was a restoration (a cento to...
View ArticleAures ad nostras deitatis preces (score to use)
A neat pre-Tridentine Lenten office hymn. You should use it sometime.Slight variant in my transcription based on a recording I heard. Included GABC below for those who wish to tweak in their own...
View ArticleVocal technique and hitting high notes
Which path I must take being newbie and very green at vocals to be able to sing somehow close to benedictine monks chant (french ones, for reference) with this very soft timbre and delicate high notes...
View ArticleCrux fidelis: alternate chant w/ PICARDY
Hi everyone, I am trying something new this year at my parish with the “Crux fidelis” hymn. In previous years, we have just sung the hymn straight-through, all to the PICARDY (“Let all mortal...
View ArticleMensuralism as a commonality with Eastern Chant practice?
I have recently been exposed to proportional rhythm in Gregorian Chant (from this very forum), and today found the following recording that piqued my interest regarding this...
View ArticleC and F clef in Mode II Chant
Hello all,I have a question about mode II. From what I can tell, most modes are consistent in which clef they use. With mode II however, there seems to be a non-negligible usage of F clef in addition...
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Hypermetric scruples
Occasionally in classic Latin hymns we find texts that don't fit the poetic meter perfectly but have an extra syllable, and these are often notated so as to draw attention to the discrepancy, as here...
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