A hymnbook by any other name...
  • veromaryveromary
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    I'm working on my little hymnbook, A New Book of Old Hymns.

    I was looking up the name, and there are so many other books with titles along similar lines, I was wondering if it would be worth changing the name. Blessed Herman Hymn Book was one I had in mind, because of the symmetry in the initials.

    Would a name change affect the imprimatur?

    Congregavit nos in unum was another name.

    Or since I have five proof copies in transit I should just stay with A New Book of Old Hymns.
  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
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    Old Hymns Anew?
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  • veromaryveromary
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    That's a bit different. It might make a good street callers catch.

    "Old Hymns Anew-oo, get your Old Hymns Anew-ooo"
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  • veromaryveromary
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    This was the idea for the Blessed Herman Hymn Book, but it doesn't look quite as neat as I expected.
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    And then there's the different ways to spell Hermann.
    There's already heaps of St Gregory and St Cecilia books.
    Blessed Herman's feast day is 25th September, and I think I could get things ready for then.
    But there must be a better name.
    Or else call it Kids Chant, to go with a domain I already have, but it's not just for kids.
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  • noel jones, aagonoel jones, aago
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    I've always admired Blessed Notker Balbulus and his overcoming adversity and the impact he has had on the music in the church! Herman is definitely better than another Greg and Cec!
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  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    "You know what the funny thing about Herman is?
    There's nothing funny about Herman."
    -MC, Cabaret (Revival Script)
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  • StimsonInRehabStimsonInRehab
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    Take a leaf from St. Augustine's book - call it "Beauty Ever Ancient, Ever New".
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  • chonakchonak
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    Can you post an index of the contents of the book? That could spur some ideas.
  • veromaryveromary
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    Here is the webpage - the pdf hasn't been updated yet, but it is mostly the same - main change was substituting a portrait of Pope Francis for Pope Benedict for the "Oremus pro pontifice nostro" chant.

    It is ten years since the first edition, but I guess its still a new book by chant standards - and that's one of the fun things about naming things New. Where I studied there was New College which was one of the oldest colleges on campus.
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  • chonakchonak
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    Yes, there's always the need to update the "Benedicto" to "Francisco" or whoever comes next!

    I like Stimson's title, but I'd shorten it to "Ever Ancient Ever New".
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  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
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    AEON - Ancient Ever, Only New
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  • JonathanKKJonathanKK
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    My vote would be for keeping the name the same. You have got an established chant book of 10 years, which is pretty respectable; don't complicate things.
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  • chonakchonak
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    Looking forward to "A New Book Of Old Hymns, Eighth Edition" :-)
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  • RomanticStringsRomanticStrings
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    Veromary, if the B and H were the same width, the logo would look really nice.
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