The Day Music Theory Failed Me
Readers already know I believe in the value of Music Theory…
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Jean de Brebeuf Hymnal
Jennifer D. Behnke • “Brébeuf Hymnal Review”
“How I love the multiple settings of each text, which can be interchanged as required by seasonal and festal usage.” —Maestro Behnke
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Brébeuf Hymn #517 • “Veni Redemptor Gentium”
This recording was completed last night (23 July 2019).
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Brébeuf Hymn #156 • “Christe Redemptor”
The Soprano line was sung by a young lady in the 8th grade—and she did very well.
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Can Girls In The 2nd Grade Sing SATB Hymns?
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.
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PDF Download • “Seasonal Index” (Brébeuf Hymnal)
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.
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Hymn Harmony: Fifty Examples—Good and Bad!
We will not be considering musically absurd examples from the past.
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Learn To Sing SATB • “A New Approach!”
Twelve (12) hymns are already available, with tons more on the way!
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What Makes A “Catholic” Hymnal?
I find the following pairings reprehensible…
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“Common” Hymn Melodies • What are they?
Choirmasters and organists understand how crucial flexibility is.
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Update! • Accompaniments for the Brébeuf Hymnal
Oh, if only…if only you knew what’s going on behind the scenes!
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When Hymn Names Don’t Match
I submit to you that calling the same tune by multiple names in the same hymnal is unacceptable.
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“Mister Eye” • Do You Mind Him?
What do you think of “eye rhymes” in hymnody?
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The Most Popular Hymn Tunes? • A List
I could not have been more thrilled to see this list—those are exactly the tunes I love!
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The Only Hymn Father Fortescue Ever Wrote
…including a “Sneak Peek” at the Brébeuf Hymnal.
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