Richard R.

Easter Vigil: Instead of the Gloria; Te Deum?
Thanks, Chaswjd. If that is the case, then I would still suggest the Te Deum be sung following Mass rather than during it. I like the idea of the Office surrounding Mass, rather than impinging on it. The rare times I have heard the Te Deum sung duri…

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Easter Vigil: Instead of the Gloria; Te Deum?
The traditional interpolation of Office and Mass would make an interesting study. The Requiem Mass is surrounded by Lauds, with the opening psalmody as the body is met at the door, and the Benedictus sung graveside. The Vigil of Easter traditional…

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Salicus with Horizontal Episema
I should think the neume in question is not really a salicus, especially as a true salicus is used on the second syllable of the same word. There is more to it than just the expression on the middle of the three notes. With the salicus, the second n…

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Psalm-toned Latin canticles for Easter Vigil (OF)?
This may be something like what you're looking for.

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Metrical Settings of the Propers?
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Metrical Settings of the Propers?
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Gregorian hymns by meter
Many years ago, I made a table in MSWord of hymns in the Liber Hymnarius along the lines you are talking about. It can, of course, be sorted any way you'd like. The meters are all long (8888) unless otherwise indicated (SF being Sapphic which, …

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"O" Antiphons in English (LOTH)
Extra: Ant. 2, Lauds of the Nativity [English from Jan. 1]

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"O" Antiphons in English (LOTH)
Dec. 23, O Emmanuel.

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"O" Antiphons in English (LOTH)
Dec. 22, O Rex gentium.

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"O" Antiphons in English (LOTH)
Dec. 21, O Oriens.

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"O" Antiphons in English (LOTH)
Dec. 20, O clavis David.

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"O" Antiphons in English (LOTH)
Dec. 19, O Radix Jesse.

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"O" Antiphons in English (LOTH)
Dec. 18, O Adonai.

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Responsorial Psalms Settings for Comment
Congratulations on these efforts. Best of luck with them. Here are my comments, which I hope are not too negative: Ps 25 Tessitura is too low; E-minor would be more comfortable. The repetition for the extra line of verse two is not successful; mayb…

Comment by Richard R. December 2018 permalink
Christmas Midnight Mass entrance procession question
The light issue would suggest the blessing of the creche be done after Mass, as is the usual custom, I think. On the other hand, your pastor may be confusing this Mass with the Easter Vigil, in which the lights are raised at the Gloria. I don't…

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Rotem
I might suggest that the use of so-called anachronistic styles in modern liturgical composition is largely a response to the functional aspect of church music, rather than its art, per se. Musicians tend not to like the idea of functionalism, but to…

Comment by Richard R. November 2018 permalink
Rotem
"Naturally, such a countercultural but brilliantly successful endeavor is of immense interest to me, and I would think to many NLM readers, since those of us who celebrate or assist at the usus antiquior are promoting a liturgy (and its musical…

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Microtones in Gregorian Chant
I should think any evidence of microtonal singing in the West would be negative, that is, a medieval theorist telling singers NOT to use them, especially in conjunction with fixed-pitched instruments used with the chant. I've never seen such ev…

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in dulci jubilo for male voices
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Comment by Richard R. October 2018 permalink
Charles Daniel Culbreth
Profoundly sad. I'm pretty sure that unmistakable stature was mostly all heart. Blessings and peace on Wendy and the family.

Comment by Richard R. September 2018 permalink
Hollywood seeking church choirs
I zoned out after "exciting live showcase", just as I do when I see "vibrant" in church musician want-ads. Other than, say, a rarely offered Langlais Missa solennelle, I can think of very little in the way of authentic church mus…

Comment by Richard R. September 2018 permalink
Why does it seem like so many choir directors are so disgruntled?
teachermom24 asks, "Are "choirs" essential to the NO Mass?" That is the central question, and I've never heard it answered convincingly. With the EF, Missa cantata does not happen without the cantata, which means "can…

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Why does it seem like so many choir directors are so disgruntled?
Spot on, jcr. The contrast between instrumentalists and singers is so very true.

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Simple Latin Propers, Richard Rice
It looks like I only got to the First and Second Sundays of Advent.

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Why does it seem like so many choir directors are so disgruntled?
I sympathize. But let us be very clear: There is no "spiritual aspect" of bad singing. What you see as a choir director serving his ego is much more likely a choir director trying to serve the music. Maybe his approach is idealized and unr…

Comment by Richard R. September 2018 permalink
Early Post-Vatican II English Masses (1965 Missal) - WANTED
At the risk of, well, the obvious, what springs most quickly to mind is Joe Master's 1967 Jazz Mass. I have long been haunted by the Agnus Dei [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma5c_mxX3vA], sadly edited (sans second petition) to fit on the LP. …

Comment by Richard R. September 2018 permalink
Fee for commissioning of a new hymn?
Perhaps, Liam, but I would argue the problem faced by modern composers of choral music is more about incompetent singers, whose training never moved beyond common practice, and who absolutely refuse to absorb modern harmonies and rhythmic textures. …

Comment by Richard R. August 2018 permalink
Fee for commissioning of a new hymn?
I also think Kathy's estimate is, what you might call, optimistic. The real answer is, basically, whatever they are willing to pay, which will be somewhere between the number you give them and what they have already decided. So you might as wel…

Comment by Richard R. August 2018 permalink
HYMN QUESTION • Two-syllable words - how to hyphenate them and write them in Finale?
Just to clarify, I do not offer my opinion based on relative fame, merely on choral experience. If there exists a legitimate tradition of showing slurred syllables by dividing them into two (visually odd) halves, and if your choir responds to such m…

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