John_F_Church

Hello all, resurrecting this old thread because after literally two years I may have found something that works. I took Gerard's advice about combining two hymns. From the tunes DETROIT and SHOU…

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It's a lead! -- thank you

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When I stepped into my current position, the parish had been using the Respond & Acclaim series by Owen Alstott from OCP for their psalms and Gospel acclamation. While I am currently expanding th…

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I overall agree that Bach is the greatest composer (and likely even musician) who ever lived. His genius and cleverness in counterpoint is astounding and awe-inspiring. Like Beethoven said, though hi…

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For anyone interested, here is my transcription of this music:

https://youtu.be/kcGMpBsHbko

I like these pieces, because though they are organ versicles that "repla…

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As @ServiamScores said,

The liturgy (as I understand it) is something much larger than ourselves, transcending space & time; it even pierces the veil between heaven and earth. Thi…

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If we treat people’s tastes like maxims, and put catering to them to the top of the priority list, we are essentially treating people like cattle who can’t develop and learn and transcend their palle…

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It was my previous understanding, given the part of the motu proprio that specifically deals with the organ, that it implicitly forbade the practice of organ alternatim.

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