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Music in D.C. for Papal Mass
A colleague tells me that Marty Haugen has weighed in on some blog. (Save the Liturgy, Save the World)

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Prayers Please
You have my prayers as well, Adam. You know your own situation best, of course, but i wonder if going Chicago in June might not be useful professionally -- there are networking possibilities. I was only half joking when I suggested that musicians …

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Seeking Sources of English Chant
Thanks, excellent site. I had no answer to your query, was hoping it would produce more advice. (Save the Liturgy, save the World)

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The Amplified Songleader
A song leader on a mic' exhorting the PIPs to sing is about as inspiring and encouraging as would be a coach in a chauffeur-driven car motoring alongside reluctant runners urging them to "pick up the pace," and "look lively."…

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Music in D.C. for Papal Mass
"A few years ago, many priests in our diocese became enamoured of singing the canon setting ... One pastor I worked for regularly reminded me that he could sing this." I read something about the MoC and its setting of the EP long ago wher…

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More on the Mundelein
I'm probably being dense, but where on that page are the antiphons for the Feast of Ss P & P? (Save the Liturgy, Save the World)

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Poll on Good Friday response
Hmmm... well, even if the falling 3rd is "correct," the other seems so ingrained I have decided to consider it Organic Development. (Save the Liturgy Save the World)

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Biebl Ave Maria
I don't know them buy I would be inclined to put a great deal of faith in Mr Mawby's choices. (Save the Liturgy, Save the World)

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The ability to sing
Wow. Yes, more than deserving of space in SM. This is very much on my mind because I just began a not entirely elective musical project with middle-school aged boys and girls, and I am finding very similar results, which shocked me at first. &q…

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Triduum Music
p.s. The DC Basilica music that I heard seemed dominated by a mic'ed cantor.

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Triduum Music
I heard only dribs and drabs of the music from the Vatican, so I can't really report and it's all blurring in my mind. The Sistine choir was not to my liking. Those who have heard them in person would know better, but I have often wondere…

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Personalities and celebrating mediocrity
God bless you all. I would join in, but I made a confession last night, mostly about my lack of charity in the impatience I feel, (I'd actually been to confession 5 days earlier, and also talked with a spiritual director about my need for the …

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Music in D.C. for Papal Mass
Here you are, Mr. VanNuffle: http://maureenmartinblog.blogspot.com/2005/06/celebrated-lyricist-pens-hymn-during.html (Save the Liturgy, Save the World)

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Fr.Weber to compose chants for Pope
"sacred compositions were based on the chant melodies which formed the core of liturgical music.” You mean had Palestrina been lucky enough to have TV, he STILL wouldn't have based a Good Friday motet on the theme song from Gilligan…

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Music in D.C. for Papal Mass
"There is so much at stake. " There is, to be sure.... I meant it when I coined "save the Liturgy and save the WORLD." (Although it isn't really the world, or at least not this one.... ) "We regret our outbursts and…

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Music in D.C. for Papal Mass
Handbells are valuable tools for keeping male persons involved in music at a point when they would rather die than sing in front of female persons of a similar age. MofC should be automatically disqualified from Catholic liturgical use by its lack …

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Music in D.C. for Papal Mass
JulesVan Nuffel, that was a parody, NOT an actual interview with Mr Haugen. (The fact that it was so readily accepted as genuine on the 'net says less about people's gullibility than about their accurate assessment of the depth and cont…

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Difficult choir member
"Oh running a choir is like managing a family, just as much work and just as complicated." Bachelor, huh? ;o) (Save the Liturgy, Save the World)

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Why did we have Reform 1?
No doubt much of this has been said, between my initial reading of the thread, and my getting back online to post. That's all right, I am not a slave to fears of redundancy... "Let's face the facts: people were all too happy to ab…

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Difficult choir member
"I will point out that when you sing the proper chants, issues of pitch, interpretation, etc. become irrelevant because you are doing what the Mass requires." I've told this story again and again.... the best celebrant I know pers…

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Difficult choir member
"So I guess the (American) football analogy doesn't really work, because there are double standards. Choir to many people is something you do for fun which should require little or no discipline. After all, there's no final score at t…

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Musicam sacram in original Latin
That's Italian, Mary. (Save the Liturgy, save the World)

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Difficult choir member
No, GregP, although that also took a bit longer then it should have... It was "in cru-- (in cru-oo-) ce pro..." So, by the time we arrive at "Esto nobis..." I think he (yeah, it only really only one bass,) was afraid of me, and…

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Difficult choir member
Last night we had rehearsal and this is much on my mind. I need to just get over my bad self, but my prime complaint is how much extra time and energy some people take. Some of my choir members have been singing literally since before I was born, …

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3-part Polyphony for small ensembles
And don't forget Fr Jeff Keyes... What is interesting is that there is no St Jeffrey, so far as I know. There is an expression "St Jeffrey's Day" or "St Geoffrey's Day" which means "the twelfth of Never.&qu…

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Music for Pentecost
So the Graduale Simplex can only be used in the OF? (Save the Liturgy, Save the World)

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Several questions
If anyone "will have eaten"

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Tota pulchra es
Ah, Mr. Olbash -- were your ears burning? Nice to see you posting here! (Save the Liturgy, Save the World)

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Tota pulchra es
Thank you, Michael, it opened beautifully for me. (Save the Liturgy, Save the World)

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Three and Four-Part Women's Polyphony
Mary Jane, move to an area that is heavily Slavic, you'll have female first tenors galore! (Not to mention terrific golubki and halushki at potlucks...) Save the Liturgy, Save the World!

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