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Publishers announced for new Breviary!
I have Liturgical Press's one volume Christian Prayer from when they had the license in the 1970s. It's a very nice volume. Benedictine Daily Prayer, their oblate office book, is also very nicely designed. I'm glad they were selected.

Comment by DCM March 11 permalink
Hymns and translations by A. McDougall
https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-duration.html For works first published prior to 1978, the term will vary depending on several factors. To determine the length of copyright protection for a particular work, consult chapter 3 of the Copyrigh…

Comment by DCM March 10 permalink
Ordinary Form LotH Chanted according to the OCO (2015)
Thank you for this project! Just letting you know that the folder seems to be open with no request needed. Not sure if that's a deliberate change or what.

Comment by DCM February 15 permalink
Reading Solesmes Using Pothier's Vatican Edition Rhythm
What's the basis for considering the Vatican edition "official"? What legislation concerning it is still on the books?

Comment by DCM January 8 permalink
Inv. Christus natus est + Venite : flatted ti or not?
What does "Una nota super la semper est canendum fa" mean?

Comment by DCM December 2025 permalink
Is the ARII (2009) worth purchasing given it doesn't follow the 2015 OCO exactly?
Yes it's worth purchasing. I bit the bullet and bought it and AR I when they were on sale a few months ago. It's simpler just having the books on hand instead of my old practice of assembling a DIY office through online resources. I can ge…

Comment by DCM December 2025 permalink
Question: What is "true" Gregorian chant? Solesmes vs. Roman
No "chant purist" would be singing in equal temperament or Italianate pronunciation, for one thing...

Comment by DCM September 2025 permalink
New chant tunes - O God of Loveliness & O Bread of Heaven
Why is "heaven" sung as "heav'n" when it's given two notes? I've only seen it written as heav'n when it's meant to be sung on a single note.

Comment by DCM August 2025 permalink
The Ancient Liturgy of the Church in England: July 24-26, 2025, Hamilton ON CANADA
Just chiming in to say how thankful I am for all your work on the Sarum project, Dr Renwick.

Comment by DCM July 2025 permalink
Hymn "Virgo, mater Ecclesiae"
This doxology is used because it maintains the hymn's address to Mary rather than switching to the Trinity, adapted from the doxology used in similarly addressed office hymns of the same meter (Patri sit et Paraclito/ tuoque Nato gloria,/ qui v…

Comment by DCM June 2025 permalink
Hymn "Virgo, mater Ecclesiae"
The recent Divine Office hymnal, which contains a blank verse translation of the text, notes it as "based on a 15th century trope on the Salve Regina, emended by the CDW, 2018," with no editor otherwise named. It's not exactly modern …

Comment by DCM June 2025 permalink
Licensing terms of Nova Vulgata
"Lift up your heads, O gates" is supported by Jerome's translation of the Hebrew (4th c), and the Syriac (2nd c.). It's important to note that modern translations aren't simply taking the Masoretic text for granted but are p…

Comment by DCM June 2025 permalink
St. Hildegard of Bingen square note score collection
@AngelaR is working on such a project right now. See this blog post, with her (ongoing) transcriptions at the bottom. Full post is worth reading, which details why the transcription process is fairly complicated (it doesn't fit neatly into the …

Comment by DCM June 2025 permalink
Who Was Petrus Piacenza?
Piacenza was a protonotary apostolic working in what was then called the Sacred Congregation of Rites (now the DDWDS). He was on the commission for Pius X's breviary reform. Inclitos Christi and another hymn of his, Plenis resultet vocibus were…

Comment by DCM May 2025 permalink
Pope Leo XIV
"O Beauty, ancient, ever new,/ Make him a light that leads to You." Very nice, @Kathy. Excellent work as ever.

Comment by DCM May 2025 permalink
Need a tutorial for chanting the Divine Office
Welcome, @samatizer03 People keep directing you to resources for the traditional office; I'm not sure why. To answer your questions: 1. see pp. 62-90 of the attached pdf (excerpt of the 2009 vesperale, which also has psalm antiphons for Sund…

Comment by DCM May 2025 permalink
LOTH Ordo Cantus Officii acronym question
So if I have this right: Mil: melody taken from the Milanese (i.e., Ambrosian) tradition Rom: melody taken from "old Roman" chant Sol: ancient melody adapted by Solesmes tr. man.: medieval antiphon lacking a CAO #

Comment by DCM January 2025 permalink
Update: Leadership changes at CMAA
My condolences to all loved ones of Dr. Mahrt and those who were inspired by him.

Comment by DCM January 2025 permalink
LOTH Ordo Cantus Officii acronym question
That'd be Jeorg Hudelmeier's pdf! I use it constantly and I'm happy more people are enjoying it. Since we're asking about acronyms, I've got a list here of the ones for sources in the document, but I don't know what a…

Comment by DCM January 2025 permalink
Mundelein Psalter PDF
The Mundelein Psalter uses Fr. Sam Weber's 2-line Gregorianesque tones, not the 2-6 line Meinrad tones.

Comment by DCM January 2025 permalink
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Comment by DCM January 2025 permalink
Saint Nicolas
For lauds, in choosing an antiphon from the options in the common of pastors, I found it amusing, for obvious reasons, to use the antiphon Stolam iucunditatis, "The Lord clothed him with a robe of gladness..."

Comment by DCM December 2024 permalink
LOTH English Antiphons with Gregorian Melodies?
@a_f hawkins ibreviary, however, somehow, is able to show the official translation freely on its site. I don't know why. If I had a copy of Stanislaw Campbell's From Breviary to Liturgy of the Hours, I'd be better able to answer ques…

Comment by DCM March 2024 permalink
LOTH English Antiphons with Gregorian Melodies?
1. I can't cite a canon on this but I'm fairly sure that, for public liturgy, any English translation you use has to be the officially-approved one. Consult your diocese about this. 2. The English antiphons are all translations of the of…

Comment by DCM March 2024 permalink
The History of the Graduale Romanum - Lecture by Fr Cassian Folsom, OSB - Catholic Inst. of S. Music
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Comment by DCM March 2024 permalink
Meinrad, Weber, Omaha, Hughes, Clayton, Conception...what are the other choices for English chant?
Oh, and with a bit of googling you can find a lot of Conception Abbey stuff incl. quite a few LotH booklets. Though idk what their use permissions are. The card of psalm tones is 75¢ on their online shop. so it's easy to get.

Comment by DCM January 2024 permalink
Meinrad, Weber, Omaha, Hughes, Clayton, Conception...what are the other choices for English chant?
For people praying out of the 1-vol. Christian Prayer, Murray or Bevenot tones would be the most convenient, since those are in the book. Murray tones are Gregorian-based, like Weber, so just two line strophes. 8 modes. Bevenot tones: 4-line strop…

Comment by DCM January 2024 permalink
Lentini books on hymn reform
And here is a searchable version someone OCR'd for me.

Comment by DCM January 2024 permalink
Epiphany Proclamation 2021
Also here, for 2024, in Latin, from Calithes.

Comment by DCM January 2024 permalink
Lentini books on hymn reform
Holy cow, thank you Joerg!!!

Comment by DCM January 2024 permalink

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