NihilNominis

How to incorporate ladies into the schola/choir
For Gloria and Credo, we alternate at double bars — men of choir, congregation, women of choir, congregation, etc. Works beautifully. Also allows choir to support congregational singing without becoming exhausted.

Comment by NihilNominis February 2024 permalink
How to incorporate ladies into the schola/choir
Chanting at octaves can be compelling and beautiful. It can also contrast with unison sections. Be musical and make beauty happen. Yes, it’s a link... click it!

Comment by NihilNominis February 2024 permalink
Washing hands instead of feet on Holy Thursday? (was: Washington of ha da instradare of fertile...)
Just a reminder of this absolute legend of a thread. “Washington of ha da instradare of fertile in Holy Thursday?" Happy Sunday!

Comment by NihilNominis February 2024 permalink
SATB pieces you can sing with only SA
No organist in your mix? Or a cellist and violist? Or bassoon?

Comment by NihilNominis February 2024 permalink
Favorite Communion hymns?
Sweet Sacrament Divine by Fr. Francis Stanfield, although this is at its finest during Adoration.

Comment by NihilNominis January 2024 permalink
Are the big publishers set up to fail?
@contemporaryworship92 -- This is the kind of analysis I signed up for. Bravo. Your analysis is substantially corroborated by the OCP advert linked in an earlier post, the one with the vintage Carey Landry ditty in the background -- that's li…

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Rebuilt Video
We had strings at Midnight Mass too.

Comment by NihilNominis January 2024 permalink
"Vom Himmel Hoch" Piece
That album changed my life!! No answer for you re. the Praeambulum, but you may be interested to know that I made a simplified arrangement of the Quempas from that album to bring it within reach of less polychoral establishments. Feel free to use …

Comment by NihilNominis January 2024 permalink
Descending faster?
This is the "official rhythm," yes, but during the heady last days of Ecclesia Dei the final group of people within the Church who might have felt themselves bound by these rules under any pain of obedience were disabused of that notion. …

Comment by NihilNominis December 2023 permalink
Diocese of San Jose 2023 Pastoral Plan
I think implementing Vatican II's liturgical reforms and the new Missal authentically is going to take about 200 years. It's amazing how the great reform, meant to bring to fulfillment the desires of the liturgical movement, ultimately i…

Comment by NihilNominis December 2023 permalink
Christmas 2023
The Cincinnati Oratory / Old St. Mary's Catholic Church Cincinnati, Ohio Last Advent IV Mass, English Mass at 1pm 7.30am read Mass on Christmas Morning No singing, organ music Christmas Sung Masses with Choir & Parish Orchestra (Midnight…

Comment by NihilNominis December 2023 permalink
"Wachet Auf" new translation (all three verses)
Sang this tonight as the closer at the Musical Oratory of Advent. Followed up with Leo Sowerby’s “In dulci jubilo” as the postlude to really connect the dots for folks. It was very well received! Thanks for the confidence boost I needed to use it.

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Immaculate Conception
Old St. Mary's Church / The Cincinnati Oratory Cincinnati, Ohio Choir of the Cincinnati Oratory & Old St. Mary's Parish Orchestra (3-4 violins, viola, 2 cellos, flute). Processional Hymn: The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky, EISENACH …

Comment by NihilNominis December 2023 permalink
Aspiciens a Longe (I look from afar)- from the original edition
Going to sing it before our Musical Oratory of Advent (quasi Lessons and Advent Carols)! Edit: This may have just gotten adjusted... :-/

Comment by NihilNominis December 2023 permalink
I Love Vanilla Liturgies
I always assumed that practice developed with the integral Missals printed for Low Mass being used at Sung Masses, and then was codified.

Comment by NihilNominis December 2023 permalink
I Love Vanilla Liturgies
Another brief thought -- I had exactly this conversation with a parishioner recently... It is *because of* the fabric of the chanted Proper and dialogues that Motets etc we do don't feel out of place or out of proportion. The chant makes every…

Comment by NihilNominis December 2023 permalink
I Love Vanilla Liturgies
But if we're singing this or Palestrina, while leaving such as the creed, the propers, and the dialogues unsung, I think the musical priorities are in need of reform. I desperately thirst for the liturgical basics. I love vanilla liturgy! But c…

Comment by NihilNominis November 2023 permalink
I Love Vanilla Liturgies
If all the OP were saying was: This music is complete. It's beautiful. It's in the book. then he would be standing on good ground, since St. Pius X agrees, The ancient traditional Gregorian Chant must, therefore, in a large measure be r…

Comment by NihilNominis November 2023 permalink
Renaissance and Medieval Organ Repertoire
Spanish Tientos, particularly those of Antonio de Cabezón, always seem to have real character to me. Love playing them.

Comment by NihilNominis November 2023 permalink
All Souls 2021
Old St Mary’s Cincinnati, Ohio Victoria a 4, Introit, Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, Communio Pie Jesu, Duruflé All else Gregorian

Comment by NihilNominis November 2023 permalink
Celebrating the feast of Christ the King
Full Propers Mozart Missa brevis in G, K49 Credo III Laudate Nomen Domini, C. Tye Laudate Dominum, Mozart Jesu rex admirabilis, Palestrina Salve regina, simple tone Crown Him with Many Crowns (DIADEMATA)

Comment by NihilNominis October 2023 permalink
Strings or Brass for Christmas eve 10pm mass
Which is more fun, strings or brass, for a 10pm Christmas Eve Mass? Honestly, I find strings more fun. It's like having an extra set of singers with unimaginably beautiful voices and nearly limitless range.

Comment by NihilNominis October 2023 permalink
Nous voulons Dieu, singable English translation
Surprisingly different texts!

Comment by NihilNominis October 2023 permalink
A Festival of Lessons and Carols: How to Plan Your Own (live online lecture)
Why not take these objections and questions to Dr. Buchholz in the post lecture? I'm sure that would raise some interesting discussion!!

Comment by NihilNominis September 2023 permalink
The piece that makes me doubt whether polyphony adds anything at all to the liturgy...
My own accompaniment — unwritten straight from the square notes.

Comment by NihilNominis September 2023 permalink
Lighter Fare: Tuning to Ambient or Intrusive Sounds
I once, traveling alone, sang the Lament for the Fall of Constantinople to an ad lib Byzantinish chant to the accompaniment of a cheap motel’s noisy fan as an ison.

Comment by NihilNominis September 2023 permalink
The piece that makes me doubt whether polyphony adds anything at all to the liturgy...
This is my "small group", mostly my section leaders supplemented by a couple of the very high level volunteers. At full strength it is an equal octet. I forget if anyone was missing that day. My full choir is about 20 strong with balanced…

Comment by NihilNominis September 2023 permalink
English Hymns for St. Francis
There is the traditional Franciscan Ultima in mortis hora, which is given in English in the St Michael Hymnal, 4th Edition.

Comment by NihilNominis September 2023 permalink
Chant Class in Wisconsin, wait, what?
Prof Berry is just a great guy all around. Glad you got to go to that. And St Stanislaus is so gorgeous.

Comment by NihilNominis September 2023 permalink
Sub tuum praesidium a 4
Due attribution just means my name with it, not anyone else’s. Free to use, not to steal!

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