RomanticStrings

Beer and Liturgy
Isn't Bach German? Did he produce anything liturgically suitable for our Mass?

Comment by RomanticStrings March 2017 permalink
Acoustical Question
I just started working for an acoustical surfacing company (andersonsi.com), and they have two wood divisions, Architectural Surfaces and AcoustiGreen. I would be chuffed to bits if your architect spect our company, but the sites may give an idea a…

Comment by RomanticStrings February 2017 permalink
PBC 2nd ed., revised version
That kind of sounds like a 3rd ed.

Comment by RomanticStrings January 2017 permalink
Format of responsorial psalm in the lectionary: origin
The responsorial Psalm in GS is most certainly based musically on the responsories, as many share the melody of the OT Compline responsory, In manus tuas. Based on the Lectionary introduction, no. 20, the Psalm in the GS is correct:In responsorial …

Comment by RomanticStrings January 2017 permalink
A personal crisis, advice and prayers needed
Having left a church music job last summer, I was finding it tough to feel connected with the liturgy. I started to pick up the Liturgium Horarum (OF Latin) through online and iOS app sources, singing the proper chants and hymns as possible through…

Comment by RomanticStrings January 2017 permalink
Parish recommendations near Schaumburg, IL?
Mundelein is 46 mins. I'm not sure what their Sunday Mass is like, but the wonderful Liturgical Institute is there at the Seminary/University of St. Mary of the Lake. Even if they can't attend Mass there, encourage them to attend the wor…

Comment by RomanticStrings January 2017 permalink
Magnis prophetae vocibus - Late Advent Morning Prayer Hymn
I see now that it shares its melody with Vox clara ecce intonat. This and its Dominican variant are listed as mode I, but it still ends on the tenor. Does this suggest it is on the older side?

Comment by RomanticStrings December 2016 permalink
Necessary, Not Sufficient: Music Degree
Indeed, but they are all in service (loosely-speaking) to the Mass. It's those details, however, that are the part no music or liturgy degree prepares. Frankly, I don't believe seminaries do much to prepare for that, either.

Comment by RomanticStrings December 2016 permalink
Necessary, Not Sufficient: Music Degree
It's interesting, though, to consider that the liturgy is the primary focus of a music director, while pastoral and administrative concerns vie for a priest's attention.

Comment by RomanticStrings December 2016 permalink
Necessary, Not Sufficient: Music Degree
Music training of some sort is a must, preferably one with a good history component. Frankly, I don't trust that a liturgy degree would respect the true desires of the Church. My liturgical training was my own, strengthened by CMAA Colloqiuae…

Comment by RomanticStrings December 2016 permalink
O magnum mysterium - chant version
This is a bump, but aren't we scolded if we don't do it? O Magnum Mysterium can be found at GregoBase. The reason I bring this up is because I wonder if it is still part of the Office of Readings in the Novus Ordo. My research says no, …

Comment by RomanticStrings December 2016 permalink
Font Facts
Cool. Thank you, Liam. I admit sure about the Scalia part, as, upon research, it seemed to be the typesetting software used, not the font. That clarifies everything. The book is a good read, if you want a practical look at Thomism, even if you i…

Comment by RomanticStrings December 2016 permalink
Font Facts
A couple of things from this conversation: I never thought about different fonts serving different languages. Other than obvious alphabetic differences and diacritics, it's interesting to consider a font in which English looks fine but not La…

Comment by RomanticStrings December 2016 permalink
What hymns are you using for Advent?
Since I no longer direct a program, personally, I sing the refrain of the chant Rorate coeli desuper when I am reminded of the season and need a quick musical reflection.

Comment by RomanticStrings December 2016 permalink
Name that tune..?
It sounds like Hans Zimmer... In that recording, at least...

Comment by RomanticStrings December 2016 permalink
Non Nobis, Domine, sed nomine tuo da gloriam
Chris and Alfredo, both of those are lovely, in the best sense of the word.

Comment by RomanticStrings November 2016 permalink
Non Nobis, Domine, sed nomine tuo da gloriam
Patrick Doyle, Henry V. Edit: This could be in purple, but it was my first exposure to this little text, and it's what comes to mind when I see it.

Comment by RomanticStrings November 2016 permalink
Memorial Acclamation Questions
I find it curious that the appropriate (accurate translation of the Latin, that is) introduction is associated with the invented acclamation.

Comment by RomanticStrings November 2016 permalink
Alternate lyrics for AURELIA
MJO's tune seems to have a complicated internal rhyme. And maybe it's in translation, like some of the hymns in the Lumen Christi Hymnal, which sacrifice rhyme for precision and clarity.

Comment by RomanticStrings November 2016 permalink
young boy wanting to play his saxophone with our choir
This is something already out there, but I can't vouch for its liturgical suitability. Edit: I can, however, vouch for the liturgical unsuitability of using this (or any) recording.

Comment by RomanticStrings October 2016 permalink
Antiphonale Romanum available for PDF download
My iPhone is not loading the bookmarks. Is it just not something that would not transfer with the file over a mobile device, or are they missing?

Comment by RomanticStrings October 2016 permalink
Chant as Reform
PTB does reflect these mindsets often, but it is not just PTB. Many musicians I have encountered simply do not feel as though chant is "their" music, and suggest the same idea that it wasn't sung before VII. They miss the point that…

Comment by RomanticStrings October 2016 permalink
Antiphonale Romanum available for PDF download
Is there a way to use this with the Novus Ordo Breviary?

Comment by RomanticStrings September 2016 permalink
Graduale Novum Scan Request
By alterations, I meant alternates (manuscript discrepancies given here and there in the margins or wherever they could fit it; I can only find textual examples at the moment). Though the layout of the Novum is not designed for performance, would t…

Comment by RomanticStrings September 2016 permalink
Graduale Novum Scan Request
I was just thinking about the Novum, but I didn't want to start a new post with my question if it had been addressed already, but I will willingly hijack this thread, since it fell into my lap. Is it correct to state that the Graduale Romanum …

Comment by RomanticStrings September 2016 permalink
Miserachs Grau - O Filii et Filiae
Major bump. Did this ever get answered?

Comment by RomanticStrings August 2016 permalink
Clayton Psalm Tones
So, aside from capricious mode selection, how does one versify the texts of the Psalms, as given in Christian Prayer: the Liturgy of the Hours? They were clearly not intending sung Psalmody when they formatted the book. Do you sing each line as ha…

Comment by RomanticStrings August 2016 permalink
Clayton Psalm Tones
Liturgical dice!

Comment by RomanticStrings August 2016 permalink
Clayton Psalm Tones
What is the principle for selecting modes?

Comment by RomanticStrings August 2016 permalink
Fugue in C Minor : by Koerber
I see. That makes sense.

Comment by RomanticStrings June 2016 permalink

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