Phonetic Breakdown of Latin in Mass
  • KatelynW
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    Is there a resource that gives the phonetic breakdown of Latin words in the Novus Ordo Mass?

    My parish will be having a first Friday evening Mass in Latin (NO), and I want a resource for the choir and parishioners that break down the people's responses with a phonetic breakdown of each word. Does a resource exist like this?
  • SponsaChristi
    Posts: 518
    There’s one for the Traditional Latin Mass for young kids learning to serve Mass.
  • TCJ
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    I think a Phonetic Breakdown is what my choir members have when they try singing Latin.
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  • francis
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    In the very back of the Parish Book of Chant you will find the rudiments for Latin pronunciation. It is available as a PDF on the CMAA a website under the resources.
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  • MatthewRoth
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    One of the problems though is syllabification and certain clusters of consonants where the pre-conciliar guides are silent on the cluster in question but you can hear certain ensembles singing a certain way (not just Frenchies: our schola leader is Brazilian). And Fontgombault has the interesting habit of not audibly pronouncing the /t/ at the end of Sabaoth on their CDs when just about everyone else does.

    I don’t think that such a list exists as such right now.
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