Organ supplying liturgical texts (1962 MR)
  • Palestrina
    Posts: 529
    Page 177 of Fortescue/O'Connell/Reid refers to the practice of the organ providing verses for the Ordinary and Proper that otherwise cannot be sung. It notes, however, that 'while the organ plays, the text must audibly sung recto tono by a cantor or the choir.'

    I'm having trouble imagining what this approach would sound like. Does anyone have any sample recordings?
  • davido
    Posts: 1,165
    I doubt there are any. Only really obnoxious sticklers would have done that.
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