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by Peter
Sun Jun 11, 2017 10:16 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Offertory hymns
Replies: 34
Views: 45201

Re: Offertory hymns

The best hymns for this time are actually those that reflect back upon the Liturgy of the Word we have just celebrated, which means that they will relate to the scriptures of the day. We celebrate the Liturgy of the Eucharist in the light of what we have celebrated in the Liturgy of the Word. The b...
by Peter
Sat Jun 10, 2017 10:44 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Offertory hymns
Replies: 34
Views: 45201

Re: Offertory hymns

Here are some more possibilities - some very old! I hope I am not duplicating other suggestions: O Bread of Heaven, beneath this veil : Originally in the Crown of Jesus Music. Brilliant tune by Hemy! However it has a tendency to sound a bit slushy and sentimental if it is not performed cleanly and ...
by Peter
Wed May 03, 2017 10:32 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Easter Octave
Replies: 5
Views: 6132

Re: Easter Octave

My understanding (FWIW) is that the Gloria is said/sung on every day of Easter week, but the Creed ... only on Easter Sunday and the 2nd Sunday of Easter... That's what my Weekday Missal says. However, it also adds that the Easter Sequence may be said or sung every day during Easter week - is that ...
by Peter
Wed May 03, 2017 10:24 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Pentecost sequence.
Replies: 37
Views: 31419

Re: Pentecost sequence.

Veni Sancte Spiritus (Laudate 301) is the setting we've always used at my church and I intend to use it again this year. At risk of going off topic, has anyone any bright ideas for the Corpus Christi sequence?
by Peter
Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:59 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: New look website
Replies: 7
Views: 17641

Re: New look website

One oddity I've just realised is that when you're in the Discussion Forum there is a link back to the Board Index but I can't find one to take you back to the SSG Home Page. It's not serious for me, as I have the Home Page rather than the Board Index bookmarked, so maybe that's why it took me so lon...
by Peter
Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:40 pm
Forum: Sounds Off
Topic: Composers group meeting in London on 19th Sept?
Replies: 4
Views: 19983

Re: Composers group meeting in Yeovil on 6th May

Since posting this yesterday I have received confirmation that the meeting is happening, so apologies for a false alarm. It seems that gremlins had infiltrated the Composers' Group mailing list but have now been sent packing.
by Peter
Fri Apr 28, 2017 4:59 pm
Forum: Sounds Off
Topic: Composers group meeting in London on 19th Sept?
Replies: 4
Views: 19983

Composers group meeting in Yeovil on 6th May?

Unlike the situation Dot reported at the start of this thread the year before last, we now have a meeting that is advertised on the website for 6th May in Yeovil, but I have received no e-mails about it since February of this year. I don't know whether there have been e-mails, which for some reason ...
by Peter
Mon Apr 24, 2017 4:41 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Offertory hymns
Replies: 34
Views: 45201

Re: Offertory hymns

We tend to use thematic or seasonal hymns. "Offertory" hymns are a last resort. I agree with this point: I too use thematic/seasonal hymns wherever possible, though the Masses I used to take may father to in his declining years (ten years ago, now) always went for "Offertory" hy...
by Peter
Mon Apr 03, 2017 10:26 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: You can't please all the people all of the time
Replies: 30
Views: 20821

Re: You can't please all the people all of the time

quaeritor wrote:I'm struggling with the maths (or the meaning?) here, Mary - am I missing something? :?:

Q

My interpretation FWIW is that if one person is especially pleased, one dissatisfied and the rest sufficiently content not to say anything you must be doing OK.
by Peter
Tue Mar 07, 2017 9:09 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: International Declaration on Sacred Music "Cantate Domino"
Replies: 35
Views: 27716

Re: International Declaration on Sacred Music "Cantate Domino"

One interesting omission: the document starts "We, the undersigned..." but has no names or signatures at the end. Do we know who wrote it?
by Peter
Sat Feb 11, 2017 9:11 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Mass and Rugby
Replies: 4
Views: 4154

Re: Mass and Rugby

While I was looking after my ailing parents I used to take them to their local Mass centre on Sundays and if the regular organist there was away I'd pick the hymns and accompany the singing. I used to get the same comment if I picked "Cwm Rhondda" even though I was totally unaware there wa...
by Peter
Thu Feb 09, 2017 11:26 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Coping with mistakes/failures
Replies: 6
Views: 6016

Re: Coping with mistakes/failures

Perhaps I should have been less prescriptive and phrased the start as "Is this the thread you're thinking of?" :oops: I can't think of another like it, though maybe someone else can.
by Peter
Thu Feb 09, 2017 12:27 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Mass translation may be revised?
Replies: 36
Views: 28132

Re: Mass translation may be revised?

Just over 50 years ago, when I was preparing to sit my “O” Levels, I was told that for the Latin exams translations had to be exact and I’d lose marks for any variations or approximations, but for the French exams I’d lose marks if the translations were too literal (“the pen of my aunt” etc) and sho...
by Peter
Thu Feb 09, 2017 12:22 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Coping with mistakes/failures
Replies: 6
Views: 6016

Re: Coping with mistakes/failures

I had a feeling there had been a similar topic in the past, but can't actually find it... Apologies in advance is this is a duplication! The thread you are thinking of, Hare, is http://www.ssg.org.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=611/ , and very sad reading it is, as the originator, despite many s...
by Peter
Thu Jan 05, 2017 6:57 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Come to the Manger
Replies: 12
Views: 9080

Re: Come to the Manger

Regarding the disputed supertonic 7th, the opening chords are as follows (reading upwards) in G (the carol used to be printed in A but G is more usual these days): G-B-D-G, E-G-C#-A, F#-A-C natural-D or I - II7c - V7b In the second half of the refrain they are: B-G-D-G, A-E-C#-A, D-F#-C natural-D o...