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Christmas Carol Mass
Roborgelmeister: For the record, George Woodward, took the melody for Ding, Dong, and wrote words to fit it. Then, his collaborator, Charles Wood, harmonized the melody. Woodward was rather famous for his Carols in the Cambridge Carol Book series, w…

Comment by denn333 September 2015 permalink
Christmas Carol Mass
Noel, I feel like you've highlighted an important concern, but it, along with Michael's point, are ones I have addressed substantially in the way I worked this out. I don't think it will require that much work to teach to the congrega…

Comment by denn333 September 2015 permalink
Christmas Carol Mass
Yes, chonak, that's a balanced summary of what's on my mind: the melodies carry something with them, like it or not, and I want to account for that at least a little bit. For that reason, I think that I may end up scrapping the "Go …

Comment by denn333 September 2015 permalink
Christmas Carol Mass
irishtenor, thank you. I'll be working on the accompaniment and brass parts this month and next month. I'll be sure to post updates. hartleymartin, absolutely about the ranges, and you'll be glad to know that the current draft stays …

Comment by denn333 September 2015 permalink
Christmas Carol Mass
A few more follow-ups: 1) Matthewj and Ben Yanke, can you be more explicit? I am still not seeing it, but I'd like to. 2) The topic of parodies is interesting. That might make a good spin-off thread at some point. 3) M. Jackson Osbourne, you…

Comment by denn333 September 2015 permalink
Open Source Catholic Hymnal
This sounds like a great project. I would add promotion to the task list. These things are only as good as they are used.

Comment by denn333 September 2015 permalink
Grammar digression
I can't believe that M. Jackson Osborn is so rude that he would point a grammar issue in the thread title. It wasn't on topic, and honestly, I think it's insulting to someone to interrupt a good discussion about employment for this ki…

Comment by denn333 September 2015 permalink
Christmas Carol Mass
Some responses, the broadest first: 1) Learning curve matters here, as TimTheEnchanter points out, and that was very, very much at the core of my approach. My field testing has been limited so far, but early attempts suggest that people not trained…

Comment by denn333 September 2015 permalink
Questions about Choral Psalm Settings (Holy Week, Easter Vigil)
Thanks for the welcomes. The two basses were friends of friends. I did do a little EQ on the mix, but those guys have some pretty special voices. I will check out Canticanova.press, which I have seen before but not really examined. I worry that O…

Comment by denn333 January 2015 permalink

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