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Need access to a Nocturnale Romanum
Just in passing: I’d be very surprised if the late HPS was OSB, though when he died I was working on the other side of the country and couldn’t make it to his funeral. The person who inherited everything was, however, a member of that Order; when I …

Comment by pamino April 2016 permalink
The Pause in the Psalm Verse - Explaining the same to singers
the traditional singing of the psalms for the office provides for a generous pause after the mediant cadence (i.e., in the middle of the verse). I know this and I teach it and I enjoy it and so do my singers. What I don't have is an explanati…

Comment by pamino September 2015 permalink
Very Protestant Catholics
‘Holy God, we praise Thy name’: In traditionalist Germany the priest intones Te Deum laudamus and what follows is 99% of the time ‘Großer Gott, wir loben Dich’, As it is practically the same melody - the English version has a few appoggiature - I si…

Comment by pamino July 2012 permalink
The Pause in the Psalm Verse - Explaining the same to singers
Thank you for this response, Charles […]. My personal view is: ‘Ave, ave (normal minimal reverb ambiance)’ Much too short. ‘Ave, ave Maria- a tad more’ Still too short. ‘Ave, Maria Gratia plena- 4-5 second delay’ Depemds on how you say (or thi…

Comment by pamino July 2012 permalink
The Pause in the Psalm Verse - Explaining the same to singers
This is all very interesting. I entirely agree that the pause should be substantial (and that the next verse should be taken over by the other side without delay), but how does one measure the length of the pause? How long it should be in what acous…

Comment by pamino July 2012 permalink

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