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Some notes on last Sunday’s music

Additional observations on last Sunday’s Mass:

  • The guitar ensemble was at the back of the parish hall.
  • The lead singer, a female vocalist, was skilled in folk-style vocal technique—not an easy thing to master.
  • The ensemble had no need for a microphone; therefore, none was used.
  • Sung participation was robust for a Catholic Mass—probably stemming from the fact that they have been singing these music selections for years. It didn’t hurt matters that the room was at 80% capacity.
  • The priest obviously was not tone-deaf, but the only time he chanted was at the Per ipsum.
  • I brought my Gregorian Missal along to “silently sing” the propers, that provided additional insight to the readings. I still participated in the singing of the songs, albeit not robustly.

Posted 06.20.2005
by Aristotle Esguerra
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Filed under: 1970 Missal; Liturgical Music in Practice.

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At my parish the only time either priest chants is at the per ipsum.


Ed the Roman
06.21.2005 @ 2:35 pm #

At my home parish, the pastor has stated unequivocally that he would *not* be chanting anything, and the other priest has followed suit. Not even the per ipsum. I’ll keep working on them, though….


blahedo
06.21.2005 @ 4:00 pm #

My pastor chants the preface, mysterium, and per ipsum year round. Outside the summer months, he also intones the Kyrie (I don’t pick one - I just parrot him, and it is always a chant setting), collect, the preface dialogue (Sacramentary chant for two Masses, and monotone for two Masses), and the Lord’s Prayer.

BMP


Brian Michael Page
06.23.2005 @ 10:51 am #

Our pastor and our associate both invariably chant the mysterium and per ipsum (including weekday Masses,) and chant the pater Noster usually and Preface (and preface diologue, of course,) frequently.
We chant the Kyrie sometimes, but it is intoned by the cantor, not the priest.
On very solemn days they will intone collects.
Our priests are, IME, unusual in both their vocal abilities and their dedication to singing what ought to be sung.
I wish we could make more progress on the quality of the ordinaries we use, and on the concept of progressive solemnity, but they are also enthusiastic on the psalms chanted to psalm tones, so all in all, I should not complain.


Geri
06.23.2005 @ 1:07 pm #

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