A Beautiful Setting... REVIEWED!
  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    You could just go listen to Chris Mueller's setting for yourself.

    But it would be much more efficient for you to read my review, which will tell you exactly what you should think and feel about this composition. :)
  • Bobby Bolin
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    The $75 price is a little steep for someone who would only purchase it for personal study like myself :)
  • noel jones, aagonoel jones, aago
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    Adam, I hate to admit it (!), is absolutely correct. This is really beautiful, but you need a choir to make it work.
  • Jeffrey Quick
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    Some of the text accentuation is a little awkward, especially in the Gloria, but this is simple without being mindless, and beautiful without wallowing in sound. A very nice piece of work.
  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    Bobby
    I agree, and I think Mr. Mueller is simply trying to figure out a pricing model that reflects the ease of photocopying.
    If you're not going to use it for a parish, I'd suggest emailing him directly to see about a perusal score.

    FNJ
    Can't help but agree with your agreement. :)

    JQ
    I'm curious where you're referring, because I didn't find that to be the case.
  • Jeffrey Quick
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    "YOU take away the SINS of the world.....RIGHT HAND OF THE Father"
    It's hard to establish a workable price model for online music distribution. It's worse for sacred music, because BMI doesn't collect for liturgical performance (which is as it should be), so you can't assume you will make up on performance royalties what you lose on mechanicals.
  • Adam WoodAdam Wood
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    I actually thought about discussing the pricing model in my review, but decided to focus on the just music instead.
    It's a discussion worth having, though.
  • WittManWilsonWittManWilson
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    Adam,

    Have you reviewed Mass of the Most Sacred Heart? I am interested to hear what you think about it.

    http://jbancks.com/home/?page_id=232
  • Jeffrey Quick
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    I have stuff up at newmusicshelf.com, and I price according to what I would expect to pay for print music, minus a steep discount for no materials, then I double or triple that for choral music. There's a copyright statement granting the original purchaser only the right to make copies for performance, with some moral jawboning aimed at others, but there really is no enforcement mechanism. Dennis Tobenski (proprietor of the site) sets up licenses for purchase for his music. I haven't opted to do that yet because I think it's even less enforceable, and I'd have to drop my initial sales price too low for it to make sense. It might be equal on paper to sell 1 copy @$12 and 12 licensed copies @$1, but the difference in practice would be between collecting $12 and $1 (not ($12)
  • Bobby Bolin
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    I receieved an email back from the composer who offered an extremely fair deal to me for personal use of the mass. Kudos to Chris and I can't wait to see the setting.
  • vincentuher
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    The choral and unison settings make this very versatile. An elegant and beautiful work.
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