Byzantine (ish) Long Meter Tune (Missa Oecumenica)
  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    Episcopal parish.

    Using Missa Oecumenica during Lent.
    [Link to Sample PDF ||
    Link to Product Page at OCP - Links from there to individual movements sometimes include recordings]

    According to the Book of Common Prayers We Made Up And Didn't Write Down Anywhere:
    We sing "THE DOXOLOGY" after the Offertory:
    -Praise God from whom all blessings flow...

    Obviously, we usually sing this to (IT'S SO) OLD HUNDREDTH
    but, to fit better with other Service Music, I have had good success pairing it with other Long Meter tunes, such as CONDITOR ALME (during Advent) and I CAN'T REMEMBER THE TUNE NAME in conjunction with the Mass of the Blessed Fire.

    ------SO THEREFORE----------

    Does anybody know of a Byzantine (or Byzantine-ish) Long Meter hymn tune that I could use?

    Or does anybody want to write one? (melocharles! i know yo've done this sort of thing for this Mass before...)

    It would be particularly good if it used on of the modes and/or melodic formulae from the Missa Oecumenica
    (There's three primary ones that are used over and over), but this isn't ABSOLUTELY a requirement.

    Any help?!
  • melofluentmelofluent
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    I'll take a look, Adam. Might as well as I need to retrofit my "Oecumenica" Glory to God so we can resurrect that Mass after Easter.
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  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    resurrect that Mass after Easter

    I see what you did there...
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  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
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    Here you go (adapted from my Byzantine styled "A light will shine on us this day").

    Edit note: I have just replaced the uploaded files with corrected versions.
    Doxology.pdf
    57K
    Doxology.mp3
    2M
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  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    i like it
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  • CharlesW
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    I like it, too!
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  • melofluentmelofluent
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    Chuck, what inspired you to the parallel major tonic in the third system? That was a jolt. I like it as well.
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  • CHGiffenCHGiffen
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    My bad. Neither the score nor the sound file uploaded represent what I intended, thanks to having to hurry out to the grocery store. The soprano/alto parts should be singable in thirds throughout (as keeping with good Ukrainian/Slavic tradition), and I had rejected the A major chord at the end of the second system. The D major which replaces it there and in the third system reflects more of the original source. I'm changing the score and sound file above as soon as I post this.
  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    Well - that is less interesting.
    But more idiomatic.
  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    Choir sang this at rehearsal last Wednesday.

    Have to say:

    I liked it already, but I was sketchy about text rhythms. I sang it several times myself, with and without the midi harmonization running, and it kept seeming just a little off somehow.

    We started working on it, and (as is typical with hymn), we all sang through the melody a few times. Still seemed weird. I liked it, but it was not gelling quite right as far as word-lay was going.

    Then we learned the harmonies and sang it as a choir.

    It worked, like magic. The word accents and rhythm just worked.

    I can't explain it.

    Excellent piece, thank you.
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