smvanroode

Sorry, I completely misunderstood you. I agree that it would have been better if the psalm verses were sung according to GS. If your choir is able to sing elaborate polyphonic verses, the Gradual wou…

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If the Gradual and Alleluia from the Graduale Romanum are too difficult to sing, the Graduale simplex is your next source of Gregorian chant. I would discourage to use a psalm tone for the Gradual; …

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In case anyone else had trouble finding this. Am I correct that this is Turco's Antiphonae & Responsoria?

Yes, it is. @joerg Hundelmaier did a tremendous job transcribing Anti…

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As MC at our cathedral, I know that it is important to prepare special celebrations, especially those of Holy Week and the Easter Triduum, well in advance with all involved (the priest, deacon, alter…

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The introit does accompany the entrance of the priest. Depending on the time the entrance takes, you can either sing the antiphon followed by the psalm verse(s), …

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The renewal of baptismal promises, followed by the sprinkling of the faithful only takes place at the Easter Vigil. It cannot be done outside the Easter Vigil.

However, when Baptism is…

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So, the octave of paschal tide is basically completely omitted. Is that what I am understanding?

No. The Octave of Easter is celebrated in the normal way. The Liturgical Notes state cl…

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St. Anthony’s cathedral in Breda, the Netherlands:

Hosanna filio David + Psalm 118 (Graduale novum)
Gloria laus (Graduale novum)
Psalmus 21 (Graduale simplex)
Chri…

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The Antiphonale Romanum I and II use two different tones, one for Sunday Lauds and one for Sunday Vespers.

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The choice of communion hymn shouldn’t be restricted to hymns about the Eucharist. The communion chants from the Graduale Romanum for example almost never are about the Eucharist, but usually repeat …

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I was married two years ago. We were received by the priest at the entrance of the church, and sprinkled with holy water. Then we processed, after the priest and the serves, to the altar while the in…

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The difference here is, that the ‘we’ is collectively addressing God and pleading with Him: the lyrics read as a prayer. Does a text that, for example, would quote John 6:68 (‘Lord, to whom shall we …

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The Dutch bishops use five categories of liturgical music (in order of preference; emphasis from the original):

1. Preference should be given to chants that use the prescribed liturgic…

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Could this be why the Novus Ordo will never find a firm footing?

I don’t intend to open Pandora’s box here, but: are we living in the same world? The current Roman Missal is the de fac…

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‘Laus tibi Christe’ from Psallite Domino. Canti per la messa (Libreria Musicale Italiana, 2007), p. 81:

Three acclamations from Sing

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The options in the Roman Missal
The fact that options are listed in a certain sequence, doesn’t necessarily mean that they are ordered according to preference. Indeed, other Church documents c…

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They are one of the only bishops conferences in the world (maybe the only) which never organized their own hymnal and mandated its use.

The are not alone. The bishops of the Netherland…

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The Graduale novum II (p. 477) has the following propers for the Missa Votiva De Dei Misericordia:

IN Domine, in tua misericordia
GR Miserere mei, Deus
AL Verba mea or De…

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