A new hymnal
I have long been engraving a collection of traditional English hymn scores with the idea of eventually turning it into a physical hymnal. Coronavirus may be giving me the free time to finally complete...
View ArticleAre There Hymns for Sts. Peter and Paul Together
Does anyone know of in English honoring both St. Peter and St. Paul in the same hymn? Aside from translations of the office hymns "Aurea luce", Felix per omnes", "Apostolorum passio" and "O Roma...
View ArticleTHAXTED harmonization request(s)
1. Is there a "standard" SATB/hymnal arrangement of Holst's THAXTED?2. Would anybody want to write an acapella TTBar arrangement (three verses) that I could use for a recording of my Ascension Hymn?
View ArticleThe hymns of Fr. Theodore Metcalf
There are a couple of hymns that I used to sing when I was in St. Mary's Choir in Akron, Ohio. And so, I decided to do some research on these hymns particularly "O Sacred Heart! O Love Divine!" and...
View ArticleThaxted - four part choral harmony
Any one have a four part choral copy of verse 2 of Thaxted - O God, Beyond All Praising? Verse 2 of the 3 verse version begin as follow: The flow'r of earthly splendor in time must surely die...
View ArticleHymns for *Vigil* of the Ascension
How might you choose hymns for the *Vigil* Mass of the Ascension, given that it is an anticipation of the feast, but not the feast itself? Would you just go for Ascension hymns? Would you program...
View ArticleSt. Francis of Sales on psalms
I have a vague memory from years ago of reading a book written by St. Francis of Sales, which was a critique of protestantism (not one of his better known books of spiritual direction). In it, he...
View ArticleHappy Feast of St. Dunstan
https://societyofstbede.wordpress.com/2019/05/19/feast-of-st-dunstan/also here,https://forum.musicasacra.com/forum/discussion/15707/choir-books/p1and another Hymn, will have to choose a Sarum melody...
View ArticleHymn Iste Confessor authors and notations/hymn tunes
I have found this two beautiful videos of Iste Confessor but there is no reference on the authors and notations. If someone recognizes the hymn tunes or the authors I would be most grateful.Video 1:...
View ArticleDoes anyone know a good melody for this prayer?
There is a popular song for Our Lady in Brazil that has more or less these words (in Portuguese, obviously):My Queen and my Mother, I give myself entirely to you; and to show my devotion to you, I...
View ArticleAll Praise to St. Patrick
When I was in St. Mary's Choir some years ago we would sing a hymn "All Praise to St. Patrick" the arrangement was from the 1918 St. Basil's hymnal and set to an Irish Melody. I was doing some research...
View ArticleFor Pentecost: Come Down, O Love Divine
If you can't sing this wonderful hymn for Pentecost at church, feel free to sing along (and try one or both descants!) with this video. May your Pentecost be blessed with joy and happiness for the...
View ArticleHymn page turns
Who'da guessed the Vii (7?) V-ii (dominant-supertonic?) V2 Hymnal had a venerable precedent in Johann Zewalt Triemer's print of Tate & Brady?
View ArticleFree. Hymns. SATB.
PDF of entire hymnal: FreePDF of all individual hymns: FreeBUY the Printed Book $12.71Your choice today: 0.00, 0.00, $12.71. A Book of Catholic Hymns
View ArticleSheet music request
Hi, I am updating my files, and I was hoping that there might be some engravings of my texts out there that folks might not mind sharing.I'm looking especially for settings of Hymns for the Liturgical...
View ArticleHymn Text for Advent 2 - Critique, Help, and Invitation
[UPDATE 11/2013 -- See below in thread for final version of text and a PDF of it set to CONDITOR ALME]From ancient roots, a shoot will rise,Full-blooming Wisdom of our God;With perfect judgement in His...
View ArticleSetting one's own texts to music
Grace and peace, everyone, and a very happy New Year.I have started setting my own hymn and carol texts to music; this seems a fairly harmless occupation and need not involve leaving the house. I am...
View ArticleCopyright permission for St. Gregory hymnal?
My pastor wants to use a hymn from the St. Gregory hymnal for Holy Family this year and print it in a program. To whom or to what would I address my questions for copyright? Who holds the copyright on...
View ArticleIn Dulci Jubilo - entirely in Latin, Bach arrangement
A George Litzel has de-macaronized In Dulci Jubilo by rendering the whole thing in Latin. I've set it in Sibelius to one of Bach's versions.http://www.empire.net/~bholt/latin_carols.txtSo, for...
View ArticleHelp Requested - Angels We Have Heard on High
I recently inherited the task of putting on a Christmas caroling event, and among the repertoire of hymns I have is a version of Angels We Have Heard on High. I know that the text and the melody are in...
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