As one of my bucket list projects, your fearless Anglo/Roman/Moravian Komplinmeister has assembled a 2357 item Collection of music for Compline in .pdf and Word. The entire collection or any one of its 20 individual folders is now available for free download from my Dropbox. If you have Sibelius software, you can contact me via this site for the Sibelius version. This may take a while as just the pdf's took a week of editing, weeding out, and tossing older versions. Sib files are twice as large. Even if you think you will not be starting a Compline of your own in the short term, do take down the link for future reference and hope its still up when you need it. What is old is new again. jefe https://www.dropbox.com/sh/d19x25atn87uq8i/AADIb3qc4ORRrORSX1AqzN9Ga?dl=0
Dear Jefe, I would love a copy in Sibelius. I have a small ensemble (tenors and basses) and it would be great if I could adapt some of that gorgeous music. Thanks for all the work. Dirk Maes, Voces Capituli
Many thanks for all of this music! It obviously represents enormous dedication and skill. It would be lovely to have it in Sibelius files, as well. Best, DBP
Do let me know if these links don't work for you. jeff reynolds, Komplinmeister p.s.: The reason I have so many new Psalm settings in plainsong chants (BCP1979), Anglican Chant Psalter (BCP1979), and realizations of George Guest's Psalter (BCP1928) is we are still planning on doing a Psalm Pcycle: the Complete Book of Psalms with a half dozen varied vocal ensembles from a single cantor or chantress, trios, quartets, up to 18 voice choirs, few of them mixed in a very reverberant hall. Some of the very long Psalms (Langsam?) will be spoken. The idea is to present approximately 1/4 of the Psalms in a variety of settings at one of four events spread over a season. Further, the only sound we will hear is the human voice. No instruments or accompanyment.
DBP, AFAIK, there is no cross platform Scorch that will open Sib.7.5. If you have 7.5 you can open earlier versions I've had, like Sib.3 Sib. 6.2. The only way I know of is for me to do the whole thing once more in an earlier version but that's not likely after grinding through the process with 7.5. Maybe one of our readers could offer a fix. In the meantime I've dashed off several more Psalm settings in harmonized Anglican Chant Psalter style; realized Plainsong Chant and through composed. See one below: Speaking of that, I'm not quite sure now whether jpegs or pdf's will attach to this post, so both. We'll be doing my harmonization of Ps. 8 next week with Voces on Trinity Sunday's Compline. jefe
Last night, after my rehearsal with Voces angelorum, i listened, as usual to the Compline Choir chant their Pentecost Compline. It was just great. The Lectionary Page assigned Psalm for that date is Ps. 104. The creme de la creme of all Psalm settings of all time (IMHO) is Peter Hallock's through composed setting of Psalm 104. It chokes me up, every single time. This is from a hardened professional trombonist with 20K services under his belt. If you are in the right time zone, or are a night owl, you can listen to their simulcast every Sunday @ 9:30 p.m. Pacific Time on KING-FM Seattle. I have aux speakers for my computer and the sound is fine.
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