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Dr. Terry says: “The melody must be clearly defined, free from triviality and trite clichés, avoiding harmonies that are sugary or sensuous.”
“What earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too…” Pope Benedict XVI (7 July 2007)
Dr. Terry says: “The melody must be clearly defined, free from triviality and trite clichés, avoiding harmonies that are sugary or sensuous.”
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“The editors of the Brébeuf Hymnal have done a great service to the profession.” —Aaron James, Ph.D.
As a young man, I came into contact with an organist who claimed there was no such thing as a “Recessional,” insisting that I was wrong and foolish to use that term.
The text of this hymn is the Church’s oldest Latin Eucharistic hymn, translated by Fr. Adrian Fortescue.
“How I love the multiple settings of each text, which can be interchanged as required by seasonal and festal usage.” —Maestro Behnke
This recording was completed last night (23 July 2019).
The Soprano line was sung by a young lady in the 8th grade—and she did very well.
If a girl in the 2nd grade can learn it after hearing it only a few times, I believe everyone is capable of learning it.
I can’t always recognize a hymn tune by its name, especially when the Missalette only provides lyrics. Please don’t judge me; that’s the honest truth.
We will not be considering musically absurd examples from the past.
Twelve (12) hymns are already available, with tons more on the way!
Choirmasters and organists understand how crucial flexibility is.
Oh, if only…if only you knew what’s going on behind the scenes!
I submit to you that calling the same tune by multiple names in the same hymnal is unacceptable.
I could not have been more thrilled to see this list—those are exactly the tunes I love!
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