(Late) Responsorial Psalm for Epiphany Composition PDF
  • JacobFlahertyJacobFlaherty
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    Hello, all! Let me know if you ever put this into use.

    God bless,
    Jacob
    Epiphany Responsorial Psalm.pdf
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    Thanked by 4Richard Mix ServiamScores CHGiffen Joseph Michael
  • ServiamScores
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    I quite like this idea of turning the psalm into a pseudo chant. Very neat, and the character is very fitting for the text. (I do have one concern with this particular one; namely, that the range is quite wide.)
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  • Richard MixRichard Mix
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    I need a good warmup before any G-flats (unless I just sing the thing a 15th down ;-)), but I suppose my eight o'clock crowd would easily handle the respond a minor third lower.

    Jacob, do you plan to set the Lenten Psalms?
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  • JacobFlahertyJacobFlaherty
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    I do have one concern with this particular one; namely, that the range is quite wide.
    ServiamScores, Hello and I know. :) I was writing for a group of mine that could do this well, but it obviously is not something that is workable for all. I do find that my better, more-inspired work comes from what I think works for people I know rather than what is theoretical for the general "all". Hopefully people feel worthy and able to modify as needed. I do appreciate your thoughts and wish you the best this new year.
    God bless you!
  • JacobFlahertyJacobFlaherty
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    I need a good warmup before any G-flats (unless I just sing the thing a 15th down ;-)), but I suppose my eight o'clock crowd would easily handle the respond a minor third lower.

    Jacob, do you plan to set the Lenten Psalms?


    Thank you for your thoughts, Richard! Yes, I do plan on doing this with Lent. I have been more interested in writing recently and I feel like God is giving me a musical voice with which to say it. Peace to you!

    In Christ,
    Jacob
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  • ServiamScores
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    Jacob—more power to you; if you’ve got it, flaunt it, as they say! And I totally agree on writing for the voices you have, with the caveat that it could hamper your efforts elsewhere.

    Nevertheless, as I said above (and I really do mean it!) I think this was very tastefully done and a very fitting “enfleshment” of the text. I may try my hand at something similar in the future.
  • JacobFlahertyJacobFlaherty
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    Just a bump if any of you have to do Responsorial Psalms but want to do them with a little more chant-based verses that don't necessarily have to be the same every verse...
  • JacobFlahertyJacobFlaherty
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    We also added a little drone, alternating between e-flat and d-flat when appropriate.

    God bless!
    Thanked by 1Joseph Michael
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