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by NorthernTenor
Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:24 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Associations and Styles of Music
Replies: 59
Views: 30481

Re: Associations and Styles of Music

Nick,

My abject confession related to the recorded version (which kind of brings us back to Pius X). I have never been enthused by a live rendering - though, to be fair, I've gone out of my way to avoid it and its kind for many years.
by NorthernTenor
Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:06 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Associations and Styles of Music
Replies: 59
Views: 30481

Re: Associations and Styles of Music

** Sigh **

I remember when 'Colours of Day' was new and exciting. I even bought the 45.
by NorthernTenor
Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:05 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Associations and Styles of Music
Replies: 59
Views: 30481

Re: Associations and Styles of Music

Nick wrote:

Given that most of the propers are not proper to the liturgy


That's funny - I could have sworn there was a 1974 Graduale Romanum for the Ordinary Form ...
by NorthernTenor
Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:58 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Associations and Styles of Music
Replies: 59
Views: 30481

Re: Associations and Styles of Music

Nick,

To be strictly accurate, I should have said after Mass.
by NorthernTenor
Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:56 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Associations and Styles of Music
Replies: 59
Views: 30481

Re: Associations and Styles of Music

Stop Press: Imagine the struggle you have in a parish which is dictated to by a few people who want to sing "Colours of day" to get agreement to sing the propers, I couldn't work out which emoticon to use when I suggested it, so thought I'd let people go figure . I recognise the problem, ...
by NorthernTenor
Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:07 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Associations and Styles of Music
Replies: 59
Views: 30481

Re: Associations and Styles of Music

I suppose it's mainly a problem for matches and dispatches, at which pastoral considerations may require us to grin 'n' bear it. At other masses, good or bad hymns needn't be an issue, because as liturgically informed Catholics we know we have the Propers and Marian hymns to sing instead.
by NorthernTenor
Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:15 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Associations and Styles of Music
Replies: 59
Views: 30481

Re: Associations and Styles of Music

How furtunate for us that chant and polyphony aren't often used in advertisements or as drinking songs :-)
by NorthernTenor
Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:12 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Baptism of the Lord
Replies: 61
Views: 35680

Re: Baptism of the Lord

nazard wrote:

Bach wrote for a liturgy that must have gone on for hours


It's possible to get a flavour of this in London, where the Lutheran congregation at St. Anne and St. Agnes enjoy a choral vespers, often incorporating a Bach cantata, twice a month:

http://www.stanneslutheranchurch.org/bach_vespers.htm
by NorthernTenor
Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:41 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Summer School 2009
Replies: 27
Views: 14851

Re: Summer School 2009

As to the formation thing: Spode has a small number of bursaries for young musicians. It's a bad time to suggest fund-raising, and interest rates aren't at all helpful, but SoSG might like to consider this for its own week.
by NorthernTenor
Fri Feb 20, 2009 9:37 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Summer School 2009
Replies: 27
Views: 14851

Re: Summer School 2009

FestivalTrumpet, Last year's prices were: "£335 for adults (£310 for payment in full by March 31st) £270 for 12-15 years £110 for 5-11 years We request a voluntary contribution for under-5s. " I'm waiting to hear about this year's prices. It's a bit late in the day, but that's not unusual....
by NorthernTenor
Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:09 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Summer School 2009
Replies: 27
Views: 14851

Re: Summer School 2009

Organist, You may find Spode Music week of some interest: m It's a Catholic music week that gives due attention to chant and polyphony without being 'backward-looking' - a brief consultation of memory tells me that liturgical course works, for example, have included Victoria, Lassus, Palastrina, Str...
by NorthernTenor
Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:15 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Vespers
Replies: 45
Views: 18110

Re: Vespers

quaeritor, One of the compensations of the bug that's had me indoors the last few days has been an opportunity to listen to the 3rd program. I, too, was pleased to hear the broadcast of Vespers from The Mersey Funnel. The fine foundation laid by the Duffy brothers is being upheld by their successor....
by NorthernTenor
Fri Nov 07, 2008 3:28 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Gregorian Chant
Replies: 23
Views: 16374

Re: Gregorian Chant

St. Simon Stock, Ashford (Kent, not Middlesex), Saturday 15th November, begins 11am, concludes 5:30pm with Mass. Details in the parish newsletter: http://www.stsimon.org.uk/Newsletters/current.pdf