CharlesW

CCWatershed Brébeuf Hymnal
We were warned, Francis. Was it the La Salette prophecies about two worm-ridden popes? The modernists may be the problem, but they don't know it. In fairness, many know no different. This is what they grew up with and they are now the mainst…

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Hymn Tunes That Are Used Too Often
Yeah, I know. Yet they are the two most requested for funerals. I don't think I want to die on that hill.

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Hymn Tunes That Are Used Too Often
Off topic, but I was just wondering if our Houston friend Jackson is being flooded out again. He went through this not that long ago. If one can believe the Weather Channel, it is a bit wet there. Hope all is well.

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CCWatershed Brébeuf Hymnal
I certainly want one as a reference (who doesn't want more books for their library?), but I doubt I would consider it for parish use. Good point. I own many hymnals and mine them for hymns that can be converted into mini-choir pieces. A num…

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Vidi aquam verses
I have used the English one from the ICEL website and it only contains one verse. I would like to find more verses. That would be preferable to repeating the same one multiple times.

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CCWatershed Brébeuf Hymnal
I sometimes wonder if that "return to tradition" has done little more than get the TLM troublemakers off to themselves and out of the hair of the chanceries and parishes. How all that shakes out will probably not be revealed for a number …

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Hymn Tunes That Are Used Too Often
I remember our smart aleck days from high school when we sang the dyslexic version, the first leon instead of the first noel. But we made fun of everything back then. Sometimes, still do. We do 'Noel' once a year at Epiphany and the con…

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CCWatershed Brébeuf Hymnal
So very true, Salieri. I want to trust CCW but they really are going to have to prove themselves. Most of the problems with the Vatican II hymnal were caused by the ego of the editor. Hope that doesn't happen on the new hymnal. That tinke…

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Hymn Tunes That Are Used Too Often
I retired from teaching in 2012 - school May crowning was the last time I played the flower song.

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CCWatershed Brébeuf Hymnal
The helicopter mom wasn't directed at you but came from my teaching days. They exist, they are evil, and I think most of them must end up in Washington trying to defend the indefensible. In this context, I remember CCW, like the helicopter mom…

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Hymn Tunes That Are Used Too Often
I have used that.

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CCWatershed Brébeuf Hymnal
I think that we were blessed to have two pastors - one for 38 years and one for 18 - who trained the congregation in what Vatican II actually decreed and meant. That's a good legacy to build on. I know you are correct about some parishes, but…

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CCWatershed Brébeuf Hymnal
This is the often noted refrain from the TLM crowd about how the NO is somehow inferior, leaving something out, can't have good music, etc. It's all BS. We have Eucharistic Prayer 1 (Roman Canon), no Eucharistic Ministers, and the music …

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CCWatershed Brébeuf Hymnal
That's what I don't get either. Hymnal standards exist for good reasons. They are familiar, easy to read, and don't throw unexpected and unwanted surprises at the performer. I taught school for years and observed a few things fro…

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CCWatershed Brébeuf Hymnal
It is always nice to be able to blame it on the bishop when someone complains. Hooray for ecclesiastical approval.

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Hymn Tunes That Are Used Too Often
My biggest objection to multiple texts with the same tunes doesn't originate from boredom. When there are several such texts, it occurs to me the publisher could have used fewer texts and settings and included some other worthy hymns in their …

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Hymn Tunes That Are Used Too Often
That's a pretty good list. Every one of them is overused.

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CCWatershed Brébeuf Hymnal
At some point, I will likely look at this hymnal and try to evaluate it fairly for my place and people. But not right now. The parish doesn't have the money and I don't have the time.

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Keyboard Music and Liturgy in the Renaissance etc.
Last time that group sang she gave the pitches for, I kid you not, "My Dog Has Fleas."

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CCWatershed Brébeuf Hymnal
I still play from The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941. It keys into the chorale preludes based on those German hymns from the time of Bach forward. I would put it in the top 5 with the 1940 Episcopal being the best.

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Keyboard Music and Liturgy in the Renaissance etc.
One of our choirs has a leader who uses some god-forsaken app on her i-phone to sound pitches. It sounds like an out of tune banjo, but then a banjo always sounds out of tune. I find a soft organ flute is much less obnoxious. Then there is the in…

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CCWatershed Brébeuf Hymnal
a1437053: I did mention twice that I based most of my observations on the Vatican II hymnal. That thing was a mess compared to the layouts in standardized hymnal formats. I am wondering if the same folks - one in particular - are involved in the …

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New choir members
I welcome new members. I have a volunteer choir, it does not aspire to Mormon Tabernacle quality, and will never be more than it is. I appreciate them and am glad they give up their time to sing. The church puts no money into music and it is what…

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Problems with Cantorum VI plus. No sound.
Could be a faulty amplifier.

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CCWatershed Brébeuf Hymnal
I haven't seen this particular hymnal but have examined its predecessor. My biggest issue with it was that it didn't follow standard hymnal format. The editor was not transparent but clearly included all his personal biases. The format …

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CCWatershed Brébeuf Hymnal
So, any bets on how long it will take for this collection to go the way of other CCW hymnals---such as The Vatican II Hymnal? Some folks learn from their mistakes, other just repeat them.

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POLLEN
I have one of those pin oaks in my backyard. It's an incredibly beautiful tree, but I know about those clouds of pollen.

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POLLEN
That's what I have said about dermatologists. They don't ever cure anyone, you just go back every 3 months forever.

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Dynamics in chant
A weed is a flower out of place, after all They both can make you sneeze. "everything tastes better with ketchup". : If it's church food, the ketchup definitely helps. Greatest instrument. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtf2Q4yy…

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Easter Sunday: What did you do/hear?
Understand. I have never seen extra verses. On the other hand, there are more than enough.

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