AnimaVocis

Has anyone ever heard the "Divine Praises" sung?
https://on.soundcloud.com/UynmjxkJYmGTQyav6 This is a setting which I inherited. It is arranged for 6 voices (TTTBBB). Here we have TBBB. By far one of the most beautiful versions I have ever heard or sung! P.S. that LOW bass is a Sophomore in H…

Comment by AnimaVocis May 5 permalink
Why no hymns at Pope Francis' funeral?
As a convert from (High Church) Lutheranism, I love hymns, but I was very glad to see a proper Roman Liturgy without the liberty of hymns being taken. While there are hymns that I adore and would miss at Mass, I would be perfectly happy if we only …

Comment by AnimaVocis April 27 permalink
Homily Length?
As a convert, I was used to 15-20 minutes. I don't mind longer, but I am appreciative when there is a good Homily between 8-12 minutes. That said, the most poignant sermon I ever heard was all of 2.5 minutes long...and even in that, the long,…

Comment by AnimaVocis April 25 permalink
New Liturgy of the Hours Hymnal
Except Fr. Webers Hymnal is WAY too big to carry with you throughout the day.... Other than that, it's great! Admittedly, I am not a fan of how much white space was wasted in that Hymnal...

Comment by AnimaVocis April 16 permalink
Palm/Passion Sunday
Well, of course! It was meant more in a tongue-in-cheek and sarcastic tone than in any sense of seriousness. Next time, Ill be sure to include a little face... Perhaps even with a tongue sticking out... =P

Comment by AnimaVocis April 16 permalink
Palm/Passion Sunday
St. Mary's Sleepy Eye, MN (OF) Simple English Propers St. Theodulph R&A When I Survey (Hamburg) O Bone Jesu (Ingegneri) Jubilate Deo Chants O Come and Mourn (Dykes) Were You There (No I wasn't....) O Sacred Head Jesus, Remember Me (Tai…

Comment by AnimaVocis April 15 permalink
SA/SSA/SAA music for Good Friday
Menegali Jesu Salvator Mundi. Can be done with 3 equal voices.

Comment by AnimaVocis March 13 permalink
Looking for "lively" Motets for the Easter Season
Surexit Christus Hodie (Scheidt) (double choir, but you have have your group sing the choir 2 parts, have a soloist on the Soprano for Choir 1, and play the other voices on something reedy! Works wonderfully. Also, cantate Domino by Hassler, Monte…

Comment by AnimaVocis March 10 permalink
General voice technique on gregorian chant
The gist of what I was saying amounted to "sing on the voice", not more than or less than. No need to "create" a breathy sound, but also there is no need to force an "operatic tone". There is middle ground between where…

Comment by AnimaVocis March 4 permalink
General voice technique on gregorian chant
I think it is important to also remember that imitating a Benedictine (or any monastery for that matter) is not necessarily what works best when offering chant in a normal parish church. Monks specifically are instructed not to stand out and to si…

Comment by AnimaVocis March 4 permalink
Non-Christian Music Directors Now Approved for the Catholic Church
Andrew, I read that at first! But I obviously forgot between the. And when I offered my note. Non Christian is a no-no. Non Catholic is a case by case basis at best.

Comment by AnimaVocis March 2 permalink
Non-Christian Music Directors Now Approved for the Catholic Church
I have no reason for sharing this other than anecdotal evidence that hiring a Non-Catholic for a role in a Catholic Parish is not always a bad thing. (However, I fully admit and realize that my experience was the exception, not the rule...) 2020, I…

Comment by AnimaVocis March 2 permalink
Looking for a Traditional Catholic Hymnal
Serviam is right, sadly... I was rather let down by what I saw....

Comment by AnimaVocis December 2024 permalink
What's your dream Christmas lineup
(this is presuming full throated singing on any of the below from choir and/or congregation) 1/2. Prelude (OF/EF): Quem Pastores Laudavere What Sweeter Music (Rutter) Es Ist Ein Ros' (alternating German and English- 1G, 1E, 2G, 2E, etc) A Spo…

Comment by AnimaVocis December 2024 permalink
Announcing a major new offering: "The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Hymnal"
Obviously, last night something hit a nerve... I apologize for my soap box.... Constructive criticism is a great thing when it is given that way! I will likely offer my own when I have a chance to review the Hymnal. I would love to see S&S, …

Comment by AnimaVocis December 2024 permalink
Announcing a major new offering: "The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Hymnal"
Also, I feel like this conversation is a radically different one than talking about the dumpster fire that the Adoremus Hymnal was... That was distractingly horrible....again, another camp entirely.

Comment by AnimaVocis December 2024 permalink
Announcing a major new offering: "The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Hymnal"
My question is this ... And without having seen the book in its entirety as I'm waiting on my order to arrive.... Is Sacred/Liturgical music (in the US l, considering this is the home of this Hymnal, and many others) at such an all time high in…

Comment by AnimaVocis December 2024 permalink
Announcing a major new offering: "The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Hymnal"
Looking forward to reviewing this Hymnal in hope that it will serve our Diocesan Extraordinary Form community at Mass and (hopefully in the future) vespers!

Comment by AnimaVocis December 2024 permalink
3 or 4 part polyphony for the Holy Trinity
Last year we sang the following: O sacred Feast (Healey Willan) https://youtu.be/5Wqe-1V90XU?si=WrN7QGCVnordXcJU

Comment by AnimaVocis December 2024 permalink
3 or 4 part polyphony for the Holy Trinity
A nice place to start: https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Category:Trinity

Comment by AnimaVocis December 2024 permalink
Decree Prohibiting Certain Hymns and Listing Suggested Mass Settings
If only they did.....

Comment by AnimaVocis November 2024 permalink
Decree Prohibiting Certain Hymns and Listing Suggested Mass Settings
2 bishops prior in Jefferson City outright banned the use of Latin the diocese, including Choral works. Edit: that has since been lifted (or read not enforced) for a while.

Comment by AnimaVocis November 2024 permalink
Which Gregorian Credo is the best?
Our current schema: Credo I - Major Seasons/Solemnities (Christmastide/Eastertide) Credo II - Advent Credo III - Sundays of the Year Credo IV - Septuagesima through Lent.

Comment by AnimaVocis November 2024 permalink
Your All Saint/Souls Masses
St Mary's, Help of Christians (NO) All Saints: Ordinary: Heritage Mass Propers: English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) For All the Saints R&A Cantate Domino (Chepponis) Litany of the Saints Song of St. Therese (Local Musical Selection, fit w…

Comment by AnimaVocis November 2024 permalink
Decree Prohibiting Certain Hymns and Listing Suggested Mass Settings
RMoCremation .... Oh, er... Creation is ALIVE and WELL in the Diocese of Jefferson City. As is the Mass of Christ the Savior. I never used them in my time there, but I wasn't able to stay long enough to do too much, sadly... They did provide…

Comment by AnimaVocis October 2024 permalink
Decree Prohibiting Certain Hymns and Listing Suggested Mass Settings
Oh, they have changed that wording since I saw it last too! Geez.... Okay. I stand corrected. Well, it's obvious they operate under the principal of the USCCB document as opposed to the letter of it... But that's just more confusion throu…

Comment by AnimaVocis October 2024 permalink
Decree Prohibiting Certain Hymns and Listing Suggested Mass Settings
Hence one of my Many, many, many problems with how this was done from the inside, out, and back again. There were flaws in all of the discussions of the Liturgy committee in approaching this entire thing.

Comment by AnimaVocis October 2024 permalink
Decree Prohibiting Certain Hymns and Listing Suggested Mass Settings
The thing is, they don't claim those hymns were deemed problematic by the USCCB specifically, but in light of the document and it's guidelines, as exampled by the USCCB in their document. That's how I have also viewed the USCCB docum…

Comment by AnimaVocis October 2024 permalink
Decree Prohibiting Certain Hymns and Listing Suggested Mass Settings
While not directly involved with this list, I am aware of some of the circumstances surrounding it's conception and promulgation and was even asked to give suggestions toward the final documents, which was originally meant to include a "di…

Comment by AnimaVocis October 2024 permalink
Nicest Pew Cards with Mass Ordo?
Honestly, looking at that, I would be elated to have something like that in my pews!

Comment by AnimaVocis October 2024 permalink

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