1907 Biography of Giulio Bas

Corpus Christi Watershed · January 19, 2014

Giulio Bas was best known for his Gregorian accompaniments. Here’s a biography of him written in 1907 (approximately a decade before his accompaniments began to appear):

* * 1907 Biography of Julius Bas

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Where do the Latin acclamations come from, which replace the “Alleluia” during Lent? The traditional Divine Office replaces Alleluia with “Laus tibi Domine Rex aeternae gloriae.” Here’s a piece of paper that has all possible Ordinary Form “Lenten acclamations” in Latin.

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