Vexing? Irksome? • Thoughts On Hymnal Indexes
Most people comb desperately through the final pages, seeking the correct section…
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Most people comb desperately through the final pages, seeking the correct section…
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Imagine trying to read from a score like this!
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It’s interesting to compare the literal translations in the Brébeuf Hymnal to those done by Solesmes Abbey during the 1950s.
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Can you hear the difference between females and males?
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Covid-19 has forced many parishes to remove all hymnals from their pews: A perfect opportunity for change!
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Did you know every Mass is a celebration of our Lord’s Ascension? — Here’s proof.
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It’s hard to believe, but Father Knauff’s “Christ the King Hymnal for Congregational Singing” (1954) omitted this hymn!
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Including O SALUTARIS (“O Saving Victim Opening Wide”) and TANTUM ERGO (“Down in Adoration Falling”) in Latin and English.
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My brain can’t accept the approach chosen by this “Graduale”…
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This hymn by Caelius Sedulius (Christian Poet from the 5th century) has been translated into English by a Catholic priest.
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This has been called the “incomparable and indispensable” hymnal for Catholics.
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I predict this smooth harmonization will go down in history—it fits the voice perfectly.
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…including several captivating attempts to translate “Victimae Paschali Laudes.”
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Including information about a *fabulous* liturgical book from the 1950s.
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